ALL EYES ON DIGITAL PAYMENTS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

All Eyes on Digital Payments There is justifiable excitement surrounding digital payments, given the potential of the technology to support ...

HUARONG / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Huarong  Doug Noland  New data this week confirm the “global government finance Bubble” is alive and unwell.  In the past, a $660 billion U....

TRUMP´S GRIP ON REPUBLICANS IS STILL GROWING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump’s grip on Republicans is still growing The party, pro-worker in word but pro-billionaire in deed, is also inching closer to white nati...

MARGIN CALL OF THE WILD: ARCHEGOS, A FAMILY OFFICE, BRINGS NOMURA AND CREDIT SWISSE BIG LOSSES / THE ECONOMIST

Margin call of the wild Archegos, a family office, brings Nomura and Credit Suisse big losses More bad news may follow. But the episode alre...

THE ARC OF INSTABILITY IN EASTERN EUROPE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Arc of Instability in Eastern Europe The question now is whether, when and how Russia will continue collecting territory.  By: Ridvan Ba...

THE DOLLAR´S FRAGILE HEGEMONY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Dollar’s Fragile Hegemony Today, it seems to be an article of faith among US policymakers and many economists that the world’s appetite ...

THE FAILURE OF GERMANY´S CORONAVIRUS STRATEGY / DER SPIEGEL

Disagreement and Dithering The Failure of Germany's Coronavirus Strategy Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing for legal changes that woul...