HOW DEMOCRACIES DECAY: LATIN AMERICA´S VICIOUS CIRCLE IS A WARNING TO THE WEST / THE ECONOMIST

How democracies decay Latin America’s vicious circle is a warning to the West Economic stagnation, popular frustration and polarised politic...

WHY TURKEY IS BLOCKING BIDS BY SWEDEN AND FINLAND TO JOIN NATO / THE ECONOMIST

Why Turkey is blocking bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using his veto—his reasons for doing so are varied FI...

IT WAS HELL WEEK, AND THE FED CAN´T HANDLE THE HEAT / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

It was hell week, and the Fed can’t handle the heat BY DAVID HAGGITH Financially, the US burned like the southwest did in a heat dome last w...

U.S. BANK´S ABILITY TO RIDE OUT DOWNTURN IN SPOTLIGHT AS RECESSION FEARS GROW / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US banks’ ability to ride out downturn in spotlight as recession fears grow Federal Reserve will publish results of annual stress tests on 3...

WE ARE STILL HEADED FOR A PRETTY HARD LANDING / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

‘We Are Still Headed for a Pretty Hard Landing,’ Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says By Lisa Beilfuss Lawrence Summers explains why a s...

WE MUST PREPARE FOR PUTIN´S WORST WEAPONS / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

We Must Prepare for Putin’s Worst Weapons By Mitt Romney A Russian test of an intercontinental ballistic missile launched by a nuclear subma...