THE EU GOES TO BATTLE OVER ITALY´S BUDGET / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The EU Goes to Battle Over Italy’s Budget Brussels can’t afford to look weak on its fiscal rules but lacks the means to enforce them. It...

FISCAL DISASTER IN THE TIME OF POPULISM / SAFE HAVEN

Fiscal Disaster In The Time of Populism By Josh Owens   This rise of populism is creating murky financial waters for both emerg...

CORPORATES ELITES ARE OVERLOOKING DEGLOBALIZATION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Corporate elites are overlooking deglobalisation Last week’s market rout reflects investor worries about nationalistic politics Rana Fo...

THE U.S. PLAYS THE LONG GAME IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The US Plays the Long Game in the South China Sea Washington is content to accept the status quo in the region, so long as Beijing does a...

BITCOIN IS GETTING A BIG NEW BACKER IN FIDELITY BUT INVESTORS ARE LUKEWARM ON THE NEWS / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Bitcoin Is Getting a Big New Backer in Fidelity but Investors Are Lukewarm on the News By Avi Salzman   Fidelity announced on Monday...

THIS "BLOODBATH" MAY BE A TASTE OF WHAT´S TO COME / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

This “Bloodbath” May Be a Taste of What’s to Come By Justin Spittler, editor, Casey Daily Dispatch “It was a bloodbath.” Michelle Kre...

WHY WE´RE UNGOVERNABLE, PART 15: AFTER GERMANY´S MERKEL COME CHAOS / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 15: After Germany’s Merkel Comes Chaos     After a long, initially-successful run promoting European i...

THE GREAT DEPRESSION II / DOUG CASEY´S INTERNATIONAL MAN

The Great Depression II By Jeff Thomas Whenever a movie has been a huge hit, the film industry tries to follow it up by doing a sequ...

SPOTTING THE BLACK SWANS: THE NEXT CRISIS COULD START A LONG WAY FROM NEW YORK / THE ECONOMIST

Spotting the black swans The next crisis could start a long way from New York The recovery of the rich world now threatens overextended...