THE SUN IS BOTH OUR CREATOR AND DESTROYER / THE ECONOMIST

The sun is both our creator and destroyer Our attitude towards it reveals human frailty in all its forms Out of my windows the sunlight glit...

WHY HOUSING IS THE KEY TO THE NEXT FED PIVOT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Why housing is the key to the next Fed pivot The US faces a perfect storm of rising financing costs, squeezed demand and increased supply Ia...

IRAN´S ISLAMIC REPUBLIC I FADING BUT NOT READY TO FALL / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Iran’s Islamic Republic Is Fading But Not Ready to Fall The government has a long history of quelling unrest. By: Hilal Khashan Violent prot...

GIORGIA MELONI´S MOMENT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Giorgia Meloni’s Moment The Italian right’s decisive election victory puts its leader in line to be the country’s first female prime ministe...

ARE WE SEEING CAPITULATION? / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Are we seeing Capitulation? BY BRYAN LUTZ   Guest Post by Bob Moriarty of 321gold.com :  Regular readers are well aware of how much respect ...

JAPAN´S LESSONS FOR TAIWAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Japan’s Lessons for Taiwan By ratcheting up the pressure on Taiwan in response to recent visits by US officials, China is following a strate...

WHY THE STRENGHT OF THE DOLLAR MATTERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Why the strength of the dollar matters The financial tide is going out as a rising US currency has recessionary effects elsewhere Martin Wol...

HOW XI JINPING MIGHT CHANGE THE COMMUNIST PARTY´S CONSTITUTION / THE ECONOMIST

A bit more Mao-like How Xi Jinping might change the Communist Party’s constitution Two possible revisions could put him on a pedestal with M...

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN: HOW LEFT-WING ON ECONOMICS IS LUIS INACIO LULA DA SILVA? / THE ECONOMIST

The unknown known How left-wing on economics is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva? An interview on spending and growth with the front-runner to be B...