WEAKENING DOLLAR SPELLS THE END OF LUCRATIVE QE TRADES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Weakening dollar spells the end of lucrative QE trades Emerging market currencies, debt and stocks set to step out from greenback’s shado...

BEHIND THE MARKET SWOON: THE HERDLIKE BEHAVIOR OF COMPUTARIZED TRADING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Behind the Market Swoon: The Herdlike Behavior of Computerized Trading The majority of trades come from machines, models, or passive inv...

IF THE FUNDAMENTALS ARE STILL BULLISH, WHY IS THE MARKET CRASHING? / SEEKING ALPHA

If The Fundamentals Are Still Bullish, Why Is The Market Crashing?   by: Avi Gilburt     Summary   - I am still seein...

MACRON, THE BUDGET AND THE YELLOW VESTS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Macron, the Budget and the Yellow Vests Placating the protesters could mean violating an EU budget rule – and compromising France’s leade...

U.S. SHALE´S FINANCIAL BLANKET AT RISK OF WEARING THIN IN 2019 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

US shale’s financial blanket at risk of wearing thin in 2019 Model that dominates industry has been underpinned by low rates and quantita...

THE GREAT AMERICAN TAX HEIST TURNS ONE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Great American Tax Heist Turns One Last December, Republicans relied on the support of conservative economists who predicted that the...

XI WALKS THE LINE BETWEEN REFORM AND REVOLUTION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Xi Walks the Line Between Reform and Revolution Fixing the problems in China’s economy entails risks to the Communist Party’s power that ...

OVERESTIMATING THE EU ECONOMY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Overestimating the EU Economy If the EU were a soccer team, it would not lose games for lack of a game plan or due to inadequate capacity...

U.S. BANK REGULATORS WARN OF "LIVING WILL" SHORTCOMINGS AT FOUR FOREIGN-OWNED BANKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

U.S. Bank Regulators Warn of ‘Living Will’ Shortcomings at Four Foreign-Owned Banks Regulators faulted Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche...