2017: YEAR OF EXTREMES / SAFE HAVEN

2017: Year of Extremes By: Clif Droke Now that another New Year is upon us, it's time to reflect on what the coming months might...

THE U.S. ECONOMY IN 2017: WHY UNCERTAINTY IS THE "BIGGEST RISK" / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

The U.S. Economy in 2017: Why Uncertainty Is the ‘Biggest Risk’             As the Tru...

THE WORLD AWAITS AMERICA´S NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The world awaits America’s new social contract        Watch for Trump’s vision of what citizens and government owe each other and a deeper...

THE NEXT WORLD ORDER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Next World Order Ana Palacio .   MADRID – The annus horribilis of 2016 is behind us now. But its low points – the United Kingdom...

WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEM? / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Will Artificial Intelligence Solve the Demographic Problem? Advanced industrialized countries have declining populations and need a way t...

TREASURY YIELDS WILL TELL MUCH / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Wall Street's Best Minds Bill Gross: Treasury Yields Will Tell Much If 10-year note rises above 2.6%, a secular bear bond market h...

THE OBAMA LEGACY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK

The Obama Legacy A Presidency of great promise ends in rancor and disappointment. President Obama once said that as President he asp...

ECB BOND BUYING SLIDE RAISES TAPER QUESTIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

ECB bond buying slide raises taper questions Investors puzzled after central bank bought just €4bn in corporate debt in December by: Th...

DONALD TRUMP WILL WIN HIS BATTLE WITH THE SPIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Donald Trump will win his battle with the spies        The idea that the spooks are more powerful than the president is mistaken         b...

OUT OF THE PITS: "OPEN OUTCRY" IS IN RETREAT BUT FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRADING-VOLUMES SURGE / THE ECONOMIST

Out of the pits “Open outcry” is in retreat but futures and options trading-volumes surge The market is now mainly electronic—but is st...

THE KINDLEBERGER TRAP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Kindleberger Trap Joseph S. Nye .     CAMBRIDGE – As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares his administration’s policy towar...

BONFIRE OF INTELLIGENCE VANITIES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK

Bonfire of the Intelligence Vanities Putin is the winner as Washington melts down over Russian hacking. A part of the declassified ve...