GULF OF MEXICO DEVELOPERS GET SET FOR A BLACK GOLD RUSH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Gulf of Mexico developers get set for a black gold rush Companies scramble to host giant oil tankers as US becomes net energy exporter ...

CHINA´S DIFFICULT BALANCING ACT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China’s Difficult Balancing Act China needs to keep growth high enough to maintain social stability, but also must preserve external stab...

AN AFGHAN PEACE DEAL FOR OUR TIME? / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

An Afghan Peace Deal for Our Time? The U.S. and the Taliban seem ready to make a peace deal. But they’ll need others at the table to make...

WHO´S AFRAID OF SOCIALISM? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL

Who’s Afraid of Socialism? The new Democratic agenda sure looks like government control over the means of production. By The Editorial ...

INDIA WILL RISE, REGARDLESS OF ITS POLITICS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

India will rise, regardless of its politics There is a relatively stable consensus over the value of market-oriented reforms Martin Wol...

CAN TRUMP MAKE A DEAL WITH CHINA? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Can Trump Make a Deal with China? In the ongoing US-China trade talks, considerable progress has been made on several key trade issues, s...

IS JAPAN SUN RISING? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Is Japan’s Sun Rising? At a time of rising populism and authoritarianism around the world, Japan stands out as a relative island of socia...

PROFIT AND LOSS: A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REACHES A DAMNING VERDICT ON AUSTRALIA´S BANKS / THE ECONOMIST

Profit and loss A commission of inquiry reaches a damning verdict on Australia’s Banks Yet the forced restructuring banks had feared is...

THE AMERICAN DREAM IS ALIVE AND WELL / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The American Dream Is Alive and Well Most people in this country say that they are living it — but what they mean by the phrase might sur...

FED U-TURN SHOULD PUT LIQUIDITY BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Fed U-turn should put liquidity back in the spotlight Investors should remember that return of capital is as important as return on capit...