THE TRUMP BEAR MARKET FOR BONDS IS FAST ARRIVING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The Trump bear market for bonds is fast arriving Republican tax package will definitively put an end to 36-year upswing for Treasuries ...

THE MADNESS OF KING DONALD / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Madness of King Donald ELIZABETH DREW WASHINGTON, DC – Much of America’s capital has entered a state of near-panic. In recent day...

GETTING REAL ABOUT AUGMENTED REALITY / BARRON´S MAGAZINE FEATURE

Feature   Getting Real About Augmented Reality By Jon Swartz Getting Real About Augmented Reality Photo: Getty Images It had al...

HOW TAX CUTS WILL TRIGGER RECESSION / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

How Tax Cuts Will Trigger Recession By Patrick Watson According to the more cynical pundits, government programs usually achieve the o...

FAREWELL UNCLE SAM, HELLO UNCLE DONALD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Farewell Uncle Sam, hello Uncle Donald The Trump administration is undermining some of America’s closest alliances Gideon Rachman ...

EGO TRIP IN BRUSSELS: JUNCKER SEEKS GREATER COMMISSION CONTROL OVER EUROZONE / DER SPIEGEL

Ego Trip in Brussels Juncker Seeks Greater Commission Control over Eurozone By Peter Müller and Christian Reiermann French Presiden...

BITCOIN ACHIEVED WHAT THE GOLD MARKET COULD & NEVER WILL / SEEKING ALPHA

Bitcoin Achieved What The Gold Market Never Could & Never Will By: Sol Palha       There is no absurdity so palpable ...

THE ELUSIVE BENEFITS OF FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES / OROJECT SYNDICATE

The Elusive Benefits of Flexible Exchange Rates GITA GOPINATH CAMBRIDGE – In 1953, Milton Friedman published an essay called “The Ca...

CHINA, THE DIGITAL GIANT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China, the Digital Giant KAI-FU LEE , JONATHAN WOETZEL SHANGHAI – China has firmly established itself as a global leader in consume...

WHY CENTRAL BANKS CONTINUE TO PUT ASSET PRICES OUT OF WHACK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Why Central Banks Continue to Put Asset Prices Out of Whack A protracted exit from easy money will continue to create market puzzles B...

CREEPIM FASCISM, PART 5: "THE WORLD´S MOST SOPHISTICATED, HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS TO KEEP WATCH OVER CITIZENS" / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Creeping Fascism, Part 5: “the world’s most sophisticated, high-tech systems to keep watch over citizens” China’s Tech Giants Have a Se...

PAKISTAN DISUNION PUTS INVESTMENT AT RISK / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Pakistan’s Disunion Puts Investment at Risk By Kamran Bokhari Jihadism has been radiating out of Pakistan for decades and causing prob...

CENTRAL BANKING HAS NEVER LOOKED MORE DAUNTING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Central banking has never looked more daunting The line between fiscal and monetary policy is increasingly blurred   Charles Bean Th...