BILLIONAIRES HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Billionaires have never had it so good Fortunes are created by technology and globalisation, as well as talent and enterprise John Gappe...

SMARTPHONES FUEL ONLINE SHOPPING SPLURGE AS U.S. MARKS BLACK FRIDAY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Smartphones fuel online shopping splurge as US marks Black Friday Malls miss out as more Americans reach for mobiles Alistair Gray in Ne...

IN CENTRAL ASIA, CAN CHINA REALLY COMPETE WITH RUSSIA ? / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

In Central Asia, Can China Really Compete With Russia? By: Ekaterina Zolotova Chinese influence in Central Asia has increased markedly...

EVEN WITH A TRADE DEAL, COPPER IS NO SURE THING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Even With a Trade Deal, Copper Is No Sure Thing Copper prices have risen in the past few months, but weakness in China’s construction sec...

HOW THE U.S. SHOULD DEAL WITH CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the US should deal with China Washington is in danger of throwing away the leverage its allies could have given it Martin Wolf   ...

INVERSE PSYCOLOGY: AMERICA´S YIELD CURVE IS NO LONGER INVERTED / THE ECONOMIST

Inverse psychology America’s yield curve is no longer inverted So, no need to worry about recession? Hmm, maybe WHAT DO YOU get wh...

SUBZERO INTEREST RATES ARE LURING INSURERS TO RISK / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Subzero Interest Rates Are Luring Insurers to Risk Usually the most strait-laced of investors, insurance companies are letting loose to g...

EUROPE ON A GEOPOLITICAL FAULT LINE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe on a Geopolitical Fault Line China has begun to build a parallel international order, centered on itself. If the European Union ai...

CHINA´S $1TN SCRAMBLE FOR CONVERTIBLE BONDS REFLECTS HOT MARKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China’s $1tn scramble for convertible bonds reflects hot market Bidding for new deals including Shanghai Pudong Development Bank stuns inv...

FEARING THE FEARLESS STOCK MARKET / SEEKING ALPHA

Fearing The Fearless Stock Market by: Michael A. Gayed, CFA     Summary   - A bullish technical break has happened in th...