Zhang Zhan Doug Nolan An audience question during the annual meeting of the Foreign Bankers’ Association of Amsterdam, May 14, 2024: “Do yo...
JAPAN WILL STRUGGLE TO RESCUE ITS PLUMMETING CURRENCY / THE ECONOMIST
A slip of the yen Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief...
THE PERILS OF THE FED´S VAST BOND HOLDINGS / THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to contin...
THE EUROPEAN UNION´S NEW TRIUMVIRATE / PROJECT SYNDICATE
The European Union’s New Triumvirate The new messages emanating from Europe augur a reactivation of the post-1991 Weimar Triangle of France,...
IS AMERICA DICTATOR-PROOF? / THE ECONOMIST
Is America dictator-proof? The many vulnerabilities, and enduring strengths, of America’s republic How has it come to this? After victory i...
CHINA AND RUSSIA ARE STRENGTHENING DEFENSE TIES / MACLEODFINANCE
China and Russia are strengthening defence ties Insulated by the mainstream media from developing ties between Russia, China, and Iran, few ...
THE CRISIS OF THE UNIVERSITY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES
The Crisis of the University By: George Friedman In my book “The Storm Before the Calm,” I wrote that the United States is headed into insti...
THE PERILS OF RETIREMENT IN AMERICA / PROJECT SYNDICATE
The Perils of Retirement in America America’s 40-year experiment with a voluntary, individual-directed, commercial retirement system has fai...