A STRONG EUROZONE NEEDS A FULL BANKING UNION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES VIEW

A strong eurozone needs a full banking union Common deposit insurance will reduce the risk of future crises   ©EPA     N ...

WHY BIG OIL SHOULD KILL ITSELF / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why Big Oil Should Kill Itself Anatole Kaletsky LONDON – Now that oil prices have settled into a long-term range of $30-50 per barre...

INTERNAL MIGRATION: SHIFTING BARRIERS / THE ECONOMIST

Internal migration Shifting barriers The government reforms a socially divisive system, warily ..      THE pillars of social co...

TRYING TO HIDE THE RISE OF VIOLENT CRIME / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Trying to Hide the Rise of Violent Crime Progressives and their media allies have launched a campaign to deny the ‘Ferguson effect’—but i...

THE KINGDOM BEYOND OIL / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Kingdom Beyond Oil Gassan Al-Kibsi     RIYADH – Over the past few weeks, the government of Saudi Arabia has been engaged in an unp...

THE PERILS OF FED GRADUALISM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Perils of Fed Gradualism Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN – By now, it’s an all-too-familiar drill. After an extended period of extraord...

SOUTH AFRICA´S DEMOCRACY: THE HOLLOW STATE / THE ECONOMIST

South Africa’s democracy The hollow state Two decades after South Africa’s transition to non-racial democracy, its institutions are bei...

THE END IS NEAR, PART 7: GOVERNMENTS BECOME (REALLY BAD) MONEY MANAGERS, SCREW UP MARKETS / SAFE HAVEN

The End Is Near, Part 7: Governments Become (Really Bad) Money Managers, Screw Up Markets By: John Rubino 2015 was a year Brazil wou...

WHY THE FED WILL NEVER SUCCEED / SEEKING ALPHA

Why The Fed Will Never Succeed       by: Alasdair Macleod The Fed will never succeed in its attempt to manage ...

CENTRAL BANKS´SHOCK THERAPY HAS INVESTORS ON EDGE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Central Banks’ Shock Therapy Has Investors on Edge Policy makers had a habit of delivering surprises that jolted markets during 2015 By...