WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BUNDS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

We need to talk about Bunds A shortage of safe assets in the eurozone is creating market distortions Kate Allen © FT montage; Bloombe...

CENTRAL BANKS CAVE, USHER IN THE CRACK-UP BOOM / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Central Banks Cave, Usher In The Crack-Up Boom by John Rubino   This was going to be the year when the other big central banks join...

RUSSIA´S BALANCING ACT IN SYRIA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Russia’s Balancing Act in Syria The war is coming to an end, and so too might be some of Moscow’s alliances. By Xander Snyder   ...

INVESTORS SOUND WARNING ABOUT MARKETS´COMPLACENCY ON INTEREST RATES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Investors Sound Warning About Markets’ Complacency on Interest Rates Financial markets have rallied since the Fed dropped a reference to ...

THE LOOMING TAIWAN CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Looming Taiwan Crisis For many years, US policymakers worried that Taiwan would upset the apple cart: not content with the mere trappi...