MISUSING U.S. SANCTIONS WILL SAP THEIR POWER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Misusing U.S. Sanctions Will Sap Their Power America’s central role in finance gives it unique clout, but this could erode if Congress is...

DAY TRADING IN WALL STREET´S COMPLEX "FEAR GAUGE" PROLIFERATES / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Day Trading in Wall Street’s Complex ‘Fear Gauge’ Proliferates By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Seth M. Golden day trades Wall Street’s index of v...

THIS THING CALLED THE AMERICAN DREAM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

This Thing Called the American Dream Edmund S. Phelps .     NEW YORK – In 1968, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson mused about “th...

FOR RUSSIA, AN OPPORTUNITY IN U.S. SANCTIONS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

For Russia, an Opportunity in US Sanctions By Ekaterina Zolotova   The standoff between the West and Russia got mor...

ANOTHER NOBLE MESS -- THIS TIME, IT´S DERIVATIVES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Another Noble Mess—This Time, It’s Derivatives A dispute over credit default swaps written on the embattled commodity trader’s debt is e...

TEMER´S AMBITIOUS $14BN PRIVATISATION DRIVE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Temer’s ambitious $14bn privatisation drive A welcome proposal, but controlling debt faces numerous hurdles . President Michel Temur h...

CAPITALISM -- A NEW IDEA / CASEY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MAN

Capitalism—A New Idea by Jeff Thomas Capitalism, whether praised or derided, is an economic system and ideology based on private owner...

SKEPTICISM OF EXPERTS AND THE END OF LIBOR / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Skepticism of Experts and the End of Libor By Xander Snyder For decades, the public generally placed its trust in technocrats, the peo...

HIDDEN FORCES OF ECONOMICS, GOLD AND SILVER REPORT / SAFE HAVEN

Hidden Forces of Economics, Gold & Silver Report By: Keith Weiner . We have noticed a proliferation of pundits, newsletter haw...

AMERICA AND CHINA´S CODEPENDENCY TRAP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America and China’s Codependency Trap Stephen S. Roach .   NEW HAVEN – Seemingly at odds with the world, US President Donald Trump h...

HOW THE DOLLAR´S WEAKNESS IS THE REST OF THE WORLD´S PROBLEM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

How the dollar’s weakness is the rest of the world’s problem Forex markets pose a threat to a synchronised recovery needed to validate st...