WHERE EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST MEET / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Where Europe and the Middle East Meet By Jacob L. Shapiro Paris. Nice. Brussels. London. Manchester. Europe’s is a...

WHAT´S NEXT FOR GOLD? IT´S ALL ABOUT THE U.S. DOLLAR / SAFE HAVEN

What´s Next For Gold? Its All About The U.S. Dollar By: Kelsey Williams What’s next for gold? Seems like a fairly simple question...

EXPERTS AND INEQUALITY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Experts and Inequality Kaushik Basu .   NEW YORK – Ten years ago this month, the world glimpsed the first clear signals of an econom...

FOCUS OF FINANCIAL RISK PUTS CHINA ON A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Focus on financial risk puts China on a more sustainable path The leadership seems to accept slower growth as price of moderate credit ex...

IS COPPER SIGNALLING INFLATION OR HIGHER STOCK MARKET PRICES / SAFE HAVEN

Is Copper Signalling inflation or Higher Stock Market Prices By: Sol Palha An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells be...

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK -- AT BITCOIN / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

The Empire Strikes Back – At Bitcoin One of the uncertainties with cryptocurrencies has always been how governments would react once bitc...

DOES MARKET´S LENGTHY CALM PRESAGE A STORMY FUTURE? / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Read This, Spike That Does Market’s Lengthy Calm Presage a Stormy Future? A New York Times piece argues that the stock market’s stead...

THIS UPCOMING TREASURY BORROWING BINGE COULD HIT MARKETS HARDER THAN THE 2008 CRISIS / MONEY MORNING

This Upcoming Treasury Borrowing Binge Could Hit Markets Harder Than the 2008 Crisis Editor's Note: There's no question tha...

NORWAY´S SOVEREIGN-WEALTH FUND CLOSES IN ON $1 TRILLION VALUATION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Norway’s Sovereign-Wealth Fund Closes In on $1 Trillion Valuation Powered by stock markets, the fund’s return in the two first quarters w...

MAKING HISTORY: THE COMMUNIST PARTY IS REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CHINESE / THE ECONOMIST

Making history The Communist Party is redefining what it means to be Chinese And is glossing over its own history of mauling Chinese cu...

WHY THE BANK RALLY IS OVER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Why the Bank Rally Is Over For bank stocks, factors from interest rates to loan growth are all looking worse By Aaron Back .. The...

HOW RETIRING BABY BOOMERS HINDER U.S. WAGE GROWTH / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

How Retiring Baby Boomers Hinder U.S. Wage Growth Departing older employees are being replaced by younger and cheaper workers, San Franci...

GUILTY MAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Guilty Man Nina L. Khrushcheva .   NEW YORK – In 1940, with Britain standing alone against Nazi Germany, a short book called Guilty ...

GETTING OUT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

What to Do When Government Money Goes Bad By Greg Wilson, analyst, Palm Beach Confidential First, they sold their car. Then, they do...