YELLEN, DRAGHI, KURODA: DERANGE LAB RATS / THE BURNING PLATFORM

Yellen, Draghi, Kuroda: Deranged Lab Rats By: The Burning Platform The stock market has regained all of its loses year to date as eco...

HILLARY CLINTON´S LOOMING PRESIDENCY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Hillary Clinton’s looming presidency Edward Luce She would have been an odds-even prospect at best. Against Trump, she is the ove...

TERROR AND MIGRANTS IN TURKEY / THE ECONOMIST

Terror and migrants in Turkey The EU declares Turkey safe for refugees. It may not be safe for anyone Europe approves a critical deal t...

CHINA BANK GOVERNOR WARNS OVER CORPORATE DEBT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China bank governor warns over corporate debt Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai ©Bloomberg China’s central bank governor has warned ...

CHINA AND THE FUTURE OF COMMODITY PRICES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China and the Future of Commodity Prices Abdul Abiad, Shang-Jin Wei   MANILA – There is no doubt that China’s ongoing growth slowdow...

WHAT MEXICO THINKS ABOUT TRUMP / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

What Mexico Thinks About Trump By IOAN GRILLO MEXICO CITY — IN 2011, when the Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain proposed b...

WHY DEBT IS NOT MONEY / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Why Debt Is Not Money By Doug Casey Gold’s main use, contrary to the belief of some, isn’t in jewelry or dentistry—although those uses...

THE NEXT DISASTER: ISLAMIC STATE EXPANDS AS LYBIA DESCENDS INTO CHAOS / DER SPIEGEL

The Next Disaster Islamic State Expands as Libya Descends into Chaos By Christoph Reuter   With two separate governments waging war...

MEASURING INFLATION: HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGY ? / THE ECONOMIST

Measuring inflation How much is that doggy? Big data provide new ways to gauge price rises .   I NFLATION is a simple concept, ...

ALL IS NOT WELL / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

  All is Not Well Doug Nolan The 1987 stock market crash raised concerns for the dangers associated with mounting U.S. “twin defi...