OIL AND THE ECONOMY: THE OIL CONUNDRUM / THE ECONOMIST

Oil and the economy The oil conundrum Plunging prices have neither halted oil production nor stimulated a surge in global growth .   ...

FALSE ALARM ON CHINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

False Alarm on China Stephen S. Roach     NEW HAVEN – The prospect of an economic meltdown in China has been sending tremors through gl...

OPEC PLEADS FOR RUSSIAN ALLIANCE TO SMASH OIL SPECULATORS / THE TELEGRAPH

Opec pleads for Russian alliance to smash oil speculators "Tough times requires tough choices. It is crucial that all major producer...

DID GOEBBELS WIN ? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Did Goebbels Win? Irina Bokova, Sara Bloomfield PARIS – In 1930s Germany, Nazi Party leaders understood the power of mass communica...

CHOPPY SEAS FOR TRANSPORTANTION STOCKS / MAULDIN ECONOMICS CONNECTING THE DOTS

Choppy Seas for Transportation Stocks Tony Sagami “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.” —Old s...

AMERICAN BANKS: NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS / THE ECONOMIST

American banks Not yet out of the woods The good times are ending before they had really begun . FOR a spell last year American ...

MAPPING RUSSIA´S STRATEGY / JOHN MAULDIN´S GEOPOLITICS

Mapping Russia’s Strategy George Friedman Editor, This Week in Geopolitics There is an old adage, “A picture is worth a thousand wor...

3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY GOLD IN 2016 / SEEKING ALPHA

3 Reasons Why You Should Buy Gold In 2016 by: Nicholas Kitonyi .   Summary   The global economy is increasingly showing signs ...