TRUMP TRADE WAR IS A SIDE SHOW / SEEKING ALPHA

Trump Trade War Is A Side Show by: Alan Longbon Summary - Added together and compared with total trade figures the tariff cost is...

FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Fall of the American Empire By Paul Krugman CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times The U.S. government is, as a matter of policy, lit...

THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF FOSSIL FUELS FAR OUTWEIGHT THE COSTS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

The Social Benefits of Fossil Fuels Far Outweigh the Costs Inexpensive power enables technological marvels, and even global warming has p...

THINKING ABOUT THE BALKANS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Thinking About the Balkans By George Friedman   The week’s news from the Balkans has been ominous. Serbia is...

THE OTHER YIELD CURVE INVESTOS SHOULD WATCH AS TOUBLE MOUNTS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Other Yield Curve Investors Should Watch as Trouble Mounts The Treasury yield curve is in focus. Here’s the other curve investors sh...

FOLLOW SWISS PENSION FUND - BUY GOLD - "DON´T WORRY BE HAPPY" / MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

FOLLOW SWISS PENSION FUND – BUY GOLD – “DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY” Egon von Greyerz Founder and Managing Partner Matterhorn Asset Management ...

DONALD TRUMP´S TRADE TIRADES SHOW HIS MASTERY OF THE MESSAGE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Donald Trump’s trade tirades show his mastery of the message With the economy growing, talking tough on tariffs is paying off with his ba...

THE BITCOIN VALUATION DELUSION / SEEKING ALPHA

The Bitcoin Valuation Delusion by: Hans Hauge   Summary - Some people seem to believe that Bitcoin might be worthless,...

OIL, THE PETRODOLLAR, AND THE NEXT EMERGING MARKET CRISIS / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Oil, The Petrodollar, And The Next Emerging   Market Crisis    Oil prices are up over the past year, which is bad if you’re, say, a devel...

LIGHT ON THE SHADOWS: CHINA´S TIGHTER REGULATION OF SHADOW BANKS BEGINS TO BITE / THE ECONOMIST

Light on the shadows China’s tighter regulation of shadow banks begins to bite Non-banks’ share of new credit has dropped by more than ...