A CHAMPION INVESTMENT BANK IS THE WRONG SOLUTION FOR EUROPE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

A Champion Investment Bank Is the Wrong Solution for Europe Even if Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merge, they will still struggle with E...

ETF´S: FUND INVESTORS BELIEVE THAT CHEAP IS BETTER. BUT THAT´S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

ETFs  Fund Investors Believe That Cheap is Better. But That’s Not Always the Case By Crystal Kim   Photograph by Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg...

BLACKROCK´S FINK SAYS MARKETS ARE POISED FOR A "MELT-UP" / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

BlackRock’s Fink says markets are poised for a ‘melt-up’ A dovish Fed and robust global economy will lure big investors back to equities ...

BEWARE THE FED´S FEEDBACK LOOP IN EMRGING MARKETS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Beware the Fed’s Feedback Loop in Emerging Markets Many countries’ economies look healthier because of volatile investment flows, not rea...

GERMAN DEFENSE SPENDING IS FALLING EVEN SHORTER. THE U.S. ISN´T HAPPY. / THE NEW YORK TIMES

German Defense Spending Is Falling Even Shorter. The U.S. Isn’t Happy. By Katrin Bennhold The NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg...

SEC TO EXAMINE COMPETITION AMONG U.S. ASSET MANAGERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

SEC to examine competition among US asset managers Regulator fears that industry consolidation will hit investor choice Chris Flood D...

WHY FURTHER FINANCIAL CRISIS ARE INEVITABLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Why further financial crises are inevitable As time passes, regulation degrades and risks rise Martin Wolf We learnt this month th...

HOW TO BE A ROCK-STAR BOND INVESTOR / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood How to be a rock-star bond investor Bill Gross, Rolling Stone ONE NIGHT in 1965, Keith Richards woke up with a riff goi...

PACKAGE DEAL: CHINA´S CURRENT-ACCOUNT SURPLUS HAS VANISHED / THE ECONOMIST

Package deal China’s current-account surplus has vanished A deficit could remake the financial system, if the government lets it IN...

HOW THE TRADE WAR WON´T END / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

How the Trade War Won’t End Washington wants to cut a deal now, but Beijing is playing the long game. By Phillip Orchard ...

ALAN GARCIA, EX-PRESIDENT OF PERU, IS DEAD AFTER SHOOTING HIMSELF DURING ARREST / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Alan García, Ex-President of Peru, Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest Former President Alan García of Peru in Lima last year. ...