HOORAY FOR INDEX FUNDS -- JUST DON`T CALL THEM PASSIVE / THE ECONOMIST

Hooray for index funds—just don’t call them passive Jack Bogle’s creation has transformed markets, and involves plenty of choices Illustrati...

CHINA`S GREAT JOBS SQUEEZE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

China’s great jobs squeeze As construction slumps and manufacturing automates, 53mn Chinese now work for low wages in food delivery and ride...

WHAT IS SCOTT BESSENT DOING WITH THE $32TN TREASURY MARKET -- AND WILL IT WORK? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

What is Scott Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market — and will it work? US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat ...

SHEINBAUM MOVES TO GAG MEXICO`S MEDIA / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Sheinbaum Moves to Gag Mexico’s Media The president insists she backs democratic norms, but individual liberty is vanishing. By Mary Anastas...

THE EU`S INCREDIBLE SHRINKING BANKING SECTOR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The EU’s Incredible Shrinking Banking Sector At the start of the millennium, all five of the largest European banks had a higher market capi...

WHY U.S. BOND MARKETS ARE TREMBLING / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why US Bond Markets Are Trembling What is the apparent fragility in the US bond market telling us? Since markets tend to be less wrong than ...

THE YUAN IS MORE THAN A SYMPTON OF GLOBAL IMBALANCES / THE ECONOMIST

Adding balance The yuan is more than a symptom of global imbalances Treating it as a mere by-product of deeper distortions lets China off to...

GOLD HAS BEEN IN A BULL MARKET FOR 25 YEARS / KITCO NEWS

‘Gold has been in a bull market for 25 Years’ – Morgan Stanley CIO Wilson By Ernest Hoffman (Kitco News) – Gold and other commodities are id...

TRUMP AND THE FAILURE OF THE FAFO DOCTRINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump and the failure of the Fafo doctrine The president’s flawed decision-making is finally catching up with him Gideon Rachman © Ann Kiern...

A CRISIS IN U.S. NAVAL READINESS, REVEALED / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL

A Crisis in U.S. Naval Readiness, Revealed Democrats bemoan the USS Abraham Lincoln but won’t fund the Navy. By The Editorial Board USS Abra...