SIDELINED: GERMANY´S INCREDIBLE SHRINKING ROLE ON THE WORLD STAGE / DER SPIEGEL

Sidelined Germany's Incredibly Shrinking Role on the World Stage With a wayward president at the helm in the United States, the wor...

DONALD TRUMP´S NORMAL FED / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Donald Trump’s Normal Fed Kenneth Rogoff CAMBRIDGE – In a presidency that has shown little regard for conventional institutional norm...

IRAN´S REGIME UNDER SIEGE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Iran’s Regime Under Siege By Xander Snyder It’s hard to shake the sense that a reckoning is approaching for Iran’s regime. The assault...

NORTH KOREA´STRATEGY AFTER HALTING ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM / GEOPLITICAL FUTURES

North Korea’s Strategy After Halting Its Nuclear Program By George Friedman   The North Koreans took a step back f...

A DOWN TURN THAT COSTS JOBS COULD CATCH THE U.S. UNPREPARED / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

A Downturn That Costs Jobs Could Catch the U.S. Unprepared More than half of states lack enough unemployment funding for a recession By...

SPRING IN THEIR STEP: TAX CUTS AND HIGHER INTEREST RATES HELP BOOS BANK´S EARNINGS / THE ECONOMIST

Spring in their step Tax cuts and higher interest rates help boost banks’ earnings America’s big six have their best quarter since the f...

CAPITALISM CAN´T WORK WITHOUT LOSERS / MAULDIN ECONOMICS CONNECTING THE DOTS

Capitalism Can’t Work Without Losers By Patrick Watson Those who support free-market economics say it is the best, most efficient path...

WHY DO STEVEN SPIELBERG AND MATT DAMON STILL EXPLOIT MALTHUSIAN FEARS? / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Why Do Steven Spielberg and Matt Damon Still Exploit Malthusian Fears? Dear Reader, You might not be interested in economic theories, ...

FAKE MARKETS PRODUCE A FAKE ECONOMY / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Fake Markets Produce A Fake Economy Automtaic Earth’s Raúl Ilargi Meijer just posted an essential essay on the world’s financial mark...

EUROZONE DOWNTURN AND LACK OF REFORM PRESAGE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Eurozone downturn and lack of reform presage existential crisis A slowdown mixed with a monetary union unwilling to repair itself would b...