TAIL RISKS: A SURGE IN INFLATION LOOKS UNLIKELY / THE ECONOMIST

Tail risks A surge in inflation looks unlikely But it is still worth keeping an eye on In 1975 Adam Fergusson, a journalist on the Times, pu...

WILL WEALTHY AMERICANS CUT THE LINE FOR THE COVID VACCINE? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MAGAZINE

Will wealthy Americans cut the line for the Covid vaccine? ‘Lots of people will try to get it early — even if no one admits to it’ Gillian T...

BANKS NEED A PICKUP IN LOANS TO PROSPER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Banks Need a Pickup in Loans to Prosper Things may improve for banks, but without loan demand, revenue growth will still be hard to come by ...

THE COSTS OF MERKEL´S SURRENDER TO HUNGARIAN AND POLISH EXTORSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been laboring under enormous pressure ...

FROM AIRBNB TO TESLA, IT´S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE 1999 ALL OVER AGAIN. IT MAY END THE SAME WAY. / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

From Airbnb to Tesla, It’s Starting to Feel Like 1999 All Over Again. It May End the Same Way. By Randall W. Forsyth Airbnb shares soared 11...

THE WORLD ECONOMY: AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WILL INFLATION RETURN? / THE ECONOMIST

The world economy After the pandemic, will inflation return? Low inflation underpins today’s economic policy. It is not guaranteed to last E...

BANK CAPITAL BUFFERS AREN´T WORKING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Bank capital buffers aren’t working Regulators must rethink overlapping Basel III requirements before the next crisis Lars Rohde The Danish ...

LEBANON´S FAILED POLITICAL SYSTEM / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Lebanon’s Failed Political System The system is weak by design and never found sure footing besides.  By: Hilal Khashan Lebanon is celebrati...

THEY´RE AMONG THE WORLD´S OLDEST LIVING THINGS. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS KILLING THEM / THE NEW YORK TIMES

THEY’RE AMONG THE WORLD’S OLDEST LIVING THINGS. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS KILLING THEM. California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define ...