BRITAIN´S STATUS AS A TRADING NATION TIES IT TO EUROPE / STRATFOR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

Britain's Status as a Trading Nation Ties It to Europe By Mark Fleming-Williams At some point in the next two years, British vot...

WHY STRONGER HOUSING SECTOR ISN´T BOOSTING THE U.S. ECONOMY THAT MUCH / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Why a Stronger Housing Sector Isn’t Boosting the U.S. Economy That Much Construction of single-family homes, which packs an outsize econo...

A FED RAISE CONUMDRUM, PART 2 -- WOULD THERE BE PAIN ? / SEEKING ALPHA

A Fed Raise Conundrum, Part 2 - Would There Be Pain?               by: The Nattering Naybob Summary   D...

THE CRISIS OF OUR CRISES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Crisis of Our Crises Jeremy Adelman, Anne-Laure Delatte . PRINCETON – At first glance, today’s major international crises seem ...

CHINA WILL STUMBLE IF XI STALLS ON REFORMS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

China will stumble if Xi stalls on reform Robert Zoellick If Beijing relies on state enterprises it will be favouring speci...

EUROPE UNDER SIEGE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe Under Siege? Daniel Gros BRUSSELS – Many Europeans feel like their countries are under assault, as huge numbers of migrants flo...

CHINA´S FOREX RESERVES FALL BY RECORD $93.9 BILLION ON YUAN INTERVENTION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Forex Reserves Fall by Record $93.9 Billion on Yuan Intervention PBOC has been selling its dollar holdings to prevent the yuan f...

UN REFUGEE CHIEF: HISTORY WILL JUDGE US HARSHLY OVER SYRIA CRISIS / THE TELEGRAPH

UN refugee chief : History will judge us harshly over Syria crisis Peter Sutherland, the UN's special envoy for migrants and refugees...

THE STOCK MARKET WANTS TO RALLY, GOLD BOTTOMING / SAFE HAVEN

The Stock Market Wants to Rally, Gold Bottoming By: Brad Gudgeon The SPX futures are rallying during this Labor Day Holiday. The chart...