THE PERILS OF FED GRADUALISM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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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...

NIALL FERGUSON TAKES ON THE WORLD / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Interview Niall Ferguson Takes on the World Ferguson sees more trouble ahead for Europe, China, and Saudi Arabia. But countries with ch...

FRENCH CHILDREN ADD TO ISIS RANKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

French Children Add to ISIS Ranks Some young men and women leave France to start families in Syria, according to those who study the radi...

THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF FINANCIAL CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Political Consequences of Financial Crises Howard Davies LONDON – I may not be the only finance professor who, when setting es...