HOW THE BIGGEST PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS BECAME THE NEW BANKS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

How the biggest private equity firms became the new Banks After the crisis the largest groups launched huge lending arms. But will they f...

U.S. INFLATION DATA KEY TO GLOBAL MARKETS´ NEXT MOVES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

U.S. Inflation Data Key to Global Markets’ Next Moves By Nathaniel Taplin Don’t expect the Fed to save U.S. stocks—or emerging-mar...

ECB SUCCESSION RACE TESTS GERMAN FAITH IN BUNDESBANK MODEL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

ECB Succession Race Tests German Faith in Bundesbank Model With jockeying under way for top posts in central bank and EU posts, Berlin de...

LOOKING BEYOND LEHMAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Looking Beyond Lehman Lee Howell    GENEVA – It is human nature to pass judgement for calamitous events that harm almost everyone. I...

THE MYTH OF THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Myth of the Liberal International Order It’s dangerous to pine for a time that never really was. By George Friedman        In ...

S&P 500 ON TRACK FOR YEAR-END RALLY TO 3,000 DESPITE STOCK MARKET WRECKAGE / BLOOMBERG

Blackstone’s Byron Wien says S&P 500 on track for year-end rally to 3,000 despite stock-market wreckage By MARK DECAMBRE   ‘I thin...