FALLOW GROUND: A CITY OF WORKERS TURNS TO WILDERS / DER SPIEGEL

Fallow Ground A City of Workers Turns to Wilders By Alexander Smoltczyk in Almere, The Netherlands The city of Almere, once crafte...

FED´S CHALLENGE, AFTER RAISING RATES, MAY BE EXISTENTIAL / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Fed’s Challenge, After Raising Rates, May Be Existential Eduardo Porter The Senate confirmed Janet L. Yellen as chairwoman of the Fe...

TAKING RAQQA FROM THE ISLAMIC STATE / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Taking Raqqa from the Islamic State By George Friedman and Eric Czuleger   The United States, Turkey, and Russia have deployed forc...

WHY THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS IMPLODING AGAIN... / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Why the Real Estate Market Is Imploding Again… By Justin Spittler A new real estate crisis has begun. You might find that hard to be...

CHINA´S AMAZING DISSAPEARING, REAPPEARING INFRASTRUCTURE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Amazing Disappearing, Reappearing Infrastructure Better infrastructure investment numbers mask weakness in other areas of the eco...

INFLECTION POINT FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY AS THIS RECESSION TRIGGER NOW PUT IN MOTION / SEEKING ALPHA

Inflection Point For The U.S. Economy As This Recession Trigger Now Put In Motion by: Atle Willems     Summary   - T...

DON´T GIVE UP ON OIL YET / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Getting Technical Don’t Give Up on Oil Yet Oil and oil stocks are out of favor – but not on their way to oblivion. Investors should wa...

DEEP STATE AND DEMAGOGUES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Deep States and Demagogues Sean Hannity reminds us that the paranoid style in politics is alive and well today. By Bret Stephens  ...

TURKEY´S DEATH SPIRAL / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Turkey’s Death Spiral Andrew Wachtel .   BISHKEK – The series of terrorist attacks that have struck Turkey over the last year are sen...