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A PEOPLE´S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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REPORTS OF MY DEMISE WERE GREATLY EXAGGERATED / SEEKING ALPHA

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IRAN´S PROTESTS ARE OVER, BUT UNCERTAINTY LINGERS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

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A MULTI-LEVEL SCOURGE: PYRAMID SCHEMES CAUSE HUGE SOCIAL HARM IN CHINA / THE ECONOMIST

A multi-level scourge Pyramid schemes cause huge social harm in China Crackdowns may not be working THE authorities call them “bus...

JAY POWELL´S CHALLENGE AT THE FED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

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THE DOLLAR KEEPS WEAKENING. IS THAT GOOD NEWS FOR THE WORLD? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood The dollar keeps weakening. Is that good news for the world? It all depends on the reasons for the greenback’s lack of fizz ...

AUSTRALIA WEIGHS ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE U.S., CHINA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

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RADICAL GOLD UNDERINVESTMENT / SEEKING ALPHA

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