PANDEMIC EXPOSES "SEVERE STRESS" IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FINANCING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Pandemic exposes ‘severe stress’ in commercial property financing  Mortgage-backed securities fill a funding gap but as delinquencies rise...

BIG FISH: IN TWENTY YEARS, EXCHANGES HAVE GONE FROM CLUBBY FIRMS TO HUGE CONGLOMERATES / THE ECONOMIST

Big fish In twenty years, exchanges have gone from clubby firms to huge conglomerates They control everything from the software powering...

IN RUSSIA, MERCENARIES ARE A STRATEGIC TOOL / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

In Russia, Mercenaries Are a Strategic Tool Companies like the Wagner Group fill in certain security blanks By: Ridvan Bari Urcosta ...

THE DARK HEART OF GOLD / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Dark Heart of Gold The US Federal Reserve has rightly eased monetary policy aggressively since the onset of the coronavirus recession ...

COVID VACCINE STRATEGY MUST CONSIDER NEED AS WELL AS WEALTH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Covid vaccine strategy must consider need as well as wealth To defeat the virus, equitable global distribution is vital — but time is runn...

AMERICA´S COMING DOUBLE DEEP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America’s Coming Double Dip Soaring financial markets are blithely indifferent to lingering vulnerabilities in the US economy. But the imp...

FIVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: GERMANY FACES FRESH CORONA CHALLENGES AS FALL APPROCHES / DER SPIEGEL

Five Unanswered Questions Germany Faces Fresh Corona Challenges As Fall Approaches The number of coronavirus infections is increasing in...

WHAT´S DRIVING GOLD, SILVER AND WHAT´S NEXT / SEEKING ALPHA

What's Driving Gold, Silver And What's Next Peter Krauth Summary Gold and Silver will head higher, but not before more con...