FROM LENIN TO LEHMAN -- THE BIG LIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

From Lenin to Lehman — the big lies Those who want to save capitalism should note echoes of the Russian Revolution by: Martin Sandbu ...

SEEKING THE NEXT SAFE HAVEN / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Seeking the Next Safe Haven If trouble brews on U.S. debt payments or in Korea, the dollar may not be the refuge it once was By Justin ...

KOREA STANDOFF WON´T STOP TRUMP TRADE WAR / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Korea Standoff Won’t Stop Trump Trade War By Patrick Watson What do freight trains, oil supertankers, and the Trump administration’s ...

A DANGEROUS GAME OF CHICKEN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Dangerous Game of Chicken Yoon Young-kwan SEOUL – So far, the war between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim J...

A CHILLING PORTRAIT OF THE WORKINGS OF THE WORLD´S MAFIAS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

A chilling portrait of the workings of the world’s mafias The forensic account of the world’s mafias, from Japan’s Yakuza to Italy’s ’Ndr...

REALLY BAD IDEAS, PART THREE: GOVERNMENT DEBT ISN´T ACTUALLY DEBT / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Really Bad Ideas, Part 3: Government Debt Isn’t Actually Debt   The failure of fiat currency and fractional reserve banking to prod...

YELLEN AND DRAGHI HAD GOOD REASON FOR JACKSON HOLE RETICENCE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Yellen and Draghi had good reason for Jackson Hole reticence Regulation and free trade, not monetary policy, dominated central bankers’ s...

BANKERS AND ECONOMISTS FEAR A SPATE OF THREATS TO GLOBAL GROWTH / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Bankers and Economists Fear a Spate of Threats to Global Growth By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman...

WASHINGTON HOLDS THE KEY TO GOLD´S FORTUNES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Washington holds the key to gold’s fortunes       US political developments could herald two very different scenarios for the yellow metal ...

WE´RE HOLDING PYONGYANG TO ACCOUNT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

We’re Holding Pyongyang to Account The U.S., its allies and the world are united in our pursuit of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. By...

SLOWLY BUT SURELY, JAPAN´S MILITARY PROWESS GROWS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Slowly but Surely, Japan’s Military Prowess Grows By Phillip Orchard   The notion that the best defense is a good ...