IN A TRADE WAR GERMANY IS THE WEAKEST LINK / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

In a trade war Germany is the weakest link Steel tariffs are a side show — extra duty on car exports could devastate the EU Wolfgang Mü...

THE LARGEST BLIP: DO CREDIT BOOMS FORETELL EMERGING-MARKET CRISES? / THE ECONOMIST

The largest blip Do credit booms foretell emerging-market crises? A commonly watched indicator of financial stability may produce too m...

7 MISSILES CLOSER TO IRAN WAR AND $100 OIL / SEEKING ALPHA

7 Missiles Closer To Iran War And $100 Oil by: Kirk Spano   Summary   - Pro-Iranian rebels fired seven missiles into ...

A "GEOPOLITICAL MEGA STORM" LOOMS OVER MARKETS / SAFE HAVEN

A ‘Geopolitical Mega Storm’ Looms Over Markets By Charles Benavidez . Financial market...

CHINA LAUNCHES OIL FUTURES TO STAKE CLAIM ON ITS OWN BENCHMARK / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China launches oil futures to stake claim on its own benchmark Contract promotes renminbi use and focuses on ‘sour’ crude favoured by loc...

PUTIN´S RUSSIA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Putin’s Russia By George Friedman Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as president of Russia. This is not the kind of Russia nor the ki...

THE NEXT RECESSION COULD BE DECADES AWAY / SEEKING ALPHA

The Next Recession Could Be Decades Away by: Dividend Sensei   Summary   - Since the financial crisis Americans have l...