THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS HIT SOME RESISTANCE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The global economic recovery has hit some resistance Spatterings of weak data should have policymakers worried . Shoppers in Tokyo: Ja...

HIGHER RATES HIDE A WORLD OF EASY MONEY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Higher Rates Hide a World of Easy Money The direction and pace of travel for yields probably matters just as much as the level REAL ...

THE FAR REACHES OF U.S. SOFT POWER / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

The Far Reaches of US Soft Power By George Friedman and Xander Snyder T he Russian ruble, Turkish lira, and Iranian rial are all fal...

IS THIS AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR THE BIG BANKS? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Is This as Good as it Gets for the Big Banks? Huge lenders like Bank of America are turning in solid results, but their ability to do so ...

NAFTA: WHY THE U.S. CAR INDUSTRY IS TRAPPED IN TRUMP´S TRADE CROSSFIRE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENTARY

Nafta: Why the US car industry is trapped in Trump’s trade crossfire The Toyota Tundra looks every inch the all-American truck, but eve...

THE END OF THE DEBT-AS-CURRENCY ERA / CASEY RESEARCH

The End of the Debt-As-Currency Era by Jeff Thomas Gold is the currency of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the mo...

AS ECB CONTEMPLATES RATE MOVE, STORM CLOUDS GATHER OVER EUROZONE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

As ECB Contemplates Rate Move, Storm Clouds Gather Over Eurozone Bloc’s economy appears to have slowed, coinciding with mounting tensions...

THE RETURN OF JAPANESE MARINES / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Return of Japanese Marines By Phillip Orchard   More than 80 years ago, Japan unleashed one of the finest ...