THE GREAT FALL OF CHINA / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Great Fall of China The country has entered the ‘middle income trap.’ It can only escape by taking the lead in industries that depend...

CHINESE POLITICS: BEWARE THE CULT OF XI / THE ECONOMIST

Chinese politics Beware the cult of Xi Xi Jinping is stronger than his predecessors. His power is damaging the country .   “IF ...

DEFLATION: THE NEW NORMAL? / SEEKING ALPHA

Deflation: The New Normal? by: Matt R O'Connor     Summary   - Inflation remains a short- to mid-term possibil...

CHINA´S FUTURE CHALLENGE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

China’s future challenge for the world economy Martin Wolf The country is systemically important and suffers high and rising corp...

HOW POPE FRANCIS´ "AMORIS LAETITIA" COULD AFFECT FAMILIES AND THE CHURCH / THE NEW YORK TIMES

How Pope Francis’ ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Could Affect Families and the Church By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and JIM YARDLEY . Pope Francis arrivin...

EARNINGS SEASON: WHY INVESTORS ARE TOO BEARISH / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Earnings Season: Why Investors Are Too Bearish As earnings season approaches, bearish investors remain pretty skeptical about the market...

WORST CASE SCENARIO = 73% DOWN FROM HERE / THE BURNING PLATFORM

Worst Case Scenario = 73% Down From Here By: The Burning Platform As the stock market gyrates higher and lower in a fairly narrow ran...

EUROPE´S EMERGING BUBBLES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe’s Emerging Bubbles Hans-Werner Sinn .   MUNICH – The European Central Bank’s latest policy moves have shocked many observers....