HACKING CHINA: CHINA´S DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMMES BENEFIT FOREIGN SPIES / THE ECONOMIST

Hacking China China’s domestic surveillance programmes benefit foreign spies An aversion to encryption makes the country’s networks vulnerab...

CHILE VOTES FOR RADICALS AND INDEPENDENTS TO WRITE NEW CONSTITUTION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Chile votes for radicals and independents to write new constitution Traditional parties from left and right largely shunned in election for ...

BOOM AND GLOOM: THE COMING GLOBAL ECONOMIC BOOM COULD HAVE A STING IN THE TAIL / THE ECONOMIST

 Boom and gloom The coming global economic boom could have a sting in the tail Supply shortages are acute in America The global economy is e...

CAN WE LEARN TO LIVE WITH GERMS AGAIN? / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Can We Learn to Live With Germs Again? The health of our bodies and microbiomes may depend on society’s return to lifestyles that expose us ...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVERYTHING IS A STORY STOCK / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

What Happens When Everything Is A Story Stock? BY JOHN RUBINO  On today’s Wall Street Journal home page, two articles appear side-by-side.  ...

A LONG WAY DOWN: WHY LATIN AMERICA´S ECONOMY HAS BEEN SO BADLY HURT BY COVID-19 / THE ECONOMIST

A long way down Why Latin America’s economy has been so badly hurt by covid-19 Global GDP contracted by 3% last year, but that of Latin Amer...

UN-ANCHORED / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Un-Anchored  Doug Nolan A big week on the inflation front.  April CPI was reported up 0.8% versus estimates of 0.2%.  And while the 4.2% y-o...

COVID CATASTROPHE: INDIA´S GIANT SECOND WAVE IS A DISASTER FOR IT AND THE WORLD / THE ECONOMIST

Covid catastrophe India’s giant second wave is a disaster for it and the world The government’s distraction and complacency has amplified th...