PREVENTING A U.S.-CHINA WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Preventing a US-China War China and America both need to pursue policies that will reduce economic and geopolitical tensions and foster heal...

BLOW OUT: PARTS OF COLOMBIA ARE NOW AWASH WITH COCAINE / THE ECONOMIST

Blow out Parts of Colombia are now awash with cocaine  Prices are plummeting, partly because of massive overproduction  The world’s demand f...

THERE IS POLITICAL LOGIC TO FITCH´S DOWNGRADING OF U.S. DEBT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

There is political logic to Fitch’s downgrading of US debt A divided Congress is in no position to tackle America’s serious fiscal problems ...

REAL RATES AREN´T YOUR REAL FRIENDS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Real Rates Aren’t Your Real Friends Inflation-adjusted yields have risen ahead of the Jackson Hole summit. Though this is often linked to a ...

FITCH TELLS THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO WAKE UP / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Fitch Tells the Federal Reserve to Wake Up The credit downgrade shows the urgency of rethinking regulatory, fiscal and monetary policy. By D...