INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE TOOLS FOR POWERFUL COUNTRIES / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

International Organizations Are Tools for Powerful Countries By Jacob L. Shapiro In the modern world, relations between states operate...

FINALLY, AN HONEST INFLATION INDEX - GUESS WHAT IT SHOWS / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Finally, An Honest Inflation Index – Guess What It Shows Central bankers keep lamenting the fact that record low interest rates and ...

BIG BANKS PUSH BACK ON LAUNCH OF BITCOIN FUTURES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Big banks push back on launch of bitcoin futures US regulators told financial system ill-prepared for dealing with cryptocurrencies Phi...

THE PANDORA´S BOX OF THE DIGITAL AGE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Pandora’s Box of the Digital Age CARL BILDT STOCKHOLM – Is the world sliding dangerously toward cyber Armageddon? Let us hope no...

THE ZUCKERBERG DELUSION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The Zuckerberg delusion Facebook founder is a digital superstar, but he has poor human skills Edward Luce Mark Zuckerberg takes a s...

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LOW INFLATION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Bright Side of Low Inflation Retailers can’t raise prices, so consumers are spending more. That will help the Fed raise rates next m...

TRUMP AND XI´S NARCISSISM OF SMALL DIFFERENCES / FOREIGN POLICY

Trump and Xi’s Narcissism of Small Differences The presidents of the United States and China are destined to clash, precisely because the...

A U.S. RECESSION: WILL ECONOMIC CHANGE MEAN POLITICAL CHANGE? / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

A US Recession: Will Economic Change Mean Political Change? By Xander Snyder Economic duress can be the harbinger of political change ...

BITCOIN TOPS $15,000 AS MANIC RALLY GAINS EVEN MORE MOMENTUM / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Bitcoin Tops $15,000 as Manic Rally Gains Even More Momentum The virtual currency’s gains this year have accelerated recently, rising mor...

U.S. YIELD CURVE FLATTENS AT FASTEST PACE SINCE FINANCIAL CRISIS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US yield curve flattens at fastest pace since financial crisis Short-term rates shoot up as Congress nears passage of sweeping tax bill ...

A HEDGE FUND THAT HAS A UNIVERSITY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

A Hedge Fund That Has a University Taxing endowments’ investment income would help higher ed. By Thomas Gilbert and Christopher Hrdlick...

TRUMP´S FINANCIAL 9/11 / CASEY RESEARCH

Trump’s Financial 9/11 by Nick Giambruno Ron Paul told me this would happen… Dr. Paul first laid out his theory in 2006, in a litt...

CHEER FOR THE BLUES: BLUE-COLLAR WAGES ARE SURGING. CAN IT LAST? / THE ECONOMIST

Cheer for the blues Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last? A weaker dollar and an energy boom are pushing up pay IF THERE was ...