FED STIMULUS JUST AIN´T WHAT IT USED TO BE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Fed Stimulus Just Ain’t What It Used to Be Federal Reserve may cut rates soon, but its efforts may have less oomph due to changes in the ...

CAN GLOBAL RULES PREVENT NATIONAL SELF-HARM? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Can Global Rules Prevent National Self-Harm? Most policy mishaps in the world economy today – as in the case of US President Donald Trump’...

ROBERT MERTON AND THE EFFECT OF TIME ON PORTFOLIO CHOICE / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Robert Merton and the effect of time on portfolio choice A Nobel prizewinner on when investment horizons matter FINANCE ...

AMBITIOUS REFORMS IN GERMANY ARE LONG OVERDUE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Ambitious reforms in Germany are long overdue The grand coalition formula has reached the end of the road Tony Barber Like a married...

FEEDING THE WORLD ALONG THE NEW SILK ROADS / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Feeding the World Along the New Silk Roads “A decentralized approach towards global agriculture may ensure that supply meets growing dem...

HALTING LATIN AMERICA´S ECONOMIC SLIDE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Halting Latin America’s Economic Slide Economic growth in Latin America has decelerated, living standards have stagnated, and a return to...

RIDING HIGH: AMERICA´S EXPANSION IS NOW THE LONGEST ON RECORD / THE ECONOMIST

Riding high America’s expansion is now the longest on record What could bring it to an end? AROUND THE world investors, businesses a...

UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING ABOUT UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Unconventional Thinking about Unconventional Monetary Policies Defenders of central-bank independence argue that quantitative easing shoul...

HOW THE U.S. IS WEAPONISING THE WORLD ECONOMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

How the US is weaponising the world economy Donald Trump likes to use commerce for coercion, but the tactic could backfire Tim Harford ...

WHY TURKEY´S S-400 MISSILE PURCHASE ANGERS THE U.S. / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Why Turkey’s S-400 missile purchase angers the US System has capacity to take out drones, fighter jets and cruise missiles Laura Pitel a...

U.S. DOLLAR STRENGTH WILL DRIVE MARKETS HIGHER / THETECNICALTRADER.COM

US Dollar Strength Will Drive Markets Higher   Chris Vermeulen – www.TheTechnicalTraders.com     Almost counter to curren...

FLYING TAXIS WILL BRING TRAFFIC JAMS TO THE SKY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Flying taxis will bring traffic jams to the sky Electric aircraft have better uses than carrying small groups of passengers across cities ...