ETERNAL BREXIT / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Eternal Brexit By: George Friedman In 2016, the British government called for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain...

NO GLOVES, NO MASKS: VENEZUELA´S EXPOSED HEALTH WORKERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

No gloves, no masks: Venezuela’s exposed health workers Medics are dying in large numbers from Covid-19 as they work with minimal protecti...

CHINA WANTS TO DECOUPLE FROM U.S. TECH, TOO / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

China wants to decouple from US tech, too Washington’s restrictions have only sped Beijing’s development of its own ecosystem Rana Foroo...

INVESTORS VENT FRUSTRATION OVER FED´S BALANCE SHEET INERTIA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Investors vent frustration over Fed’s balance sheet inertia Chairman Jay Powell demurs when urged to revamp central bank’s debt purchase pla...

THE UNCERTAINTY PANDEMIC / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Uncertainty Pandemic Policymakers’ most important task is to try to reduce the massive lingering uncertainty regarding COVID-19 while ...

WE ARE STILL LIVING THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II / THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

BEYOND THE WORLD WAR II WE KNOW We Are Still Living the Legacy of World War II Act III of the war — After the War — is now simply part o...

HERE WE GO AGAIN / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Here We Go Again BY JOHN RUBINO For the past few years, the US financial system and the Fed have been playing a game of chicken in whi...

CAN PRIVATE EQUITY´S NUMBERS BE TRUSTED? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Can private equity’s numbers be trusted? More transparency is needed as the industry attracts new investors In “the blac...

NEW JOB DESCRIPTION: WILL THE FED´S POLICY SHIFT START A TREND? / THE ECONOMIST

New job description Will the Fed’s policy shift start a trend? A weaker dollar may force other central banks to follow I n 2018, wh...

SAVING FOR RETIREMENT IS NEVER EASY. THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT EVEN HARDER / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Saving for Retirement Is Never Easy. The Covid Pandemic Has Made It Even Harder. By Reshma Kapadia Illustration by Justin Metz Ed D...

THE SERVICE ECONOMY MELTDOWN / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Service Economy Meltdown As companies reconsider their long-term need to have employees on site, low-wage workers depending on office-...