A CURSE WORSE THAN CASH / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Curse Worse than Cash Although prominent cryptocurrency advocates are politically connected and have democratized their base, regulators s...

MESTER ON FINANCIAL STABILITY / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

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PARADISE LOST: TWILIGHT OF THE TAX HAVEN / THE ECONOMIST

  Paradise lost Twilight of the tax haven A global corporate-tax pact would ruin a lucrative business model As is often the case in multilat...

GOLD INVESTORS IGNORE THE FED / GOLD EAGLE

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WEST RISKS RETREATING INTO COVID LIMBO / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

West risks retreating into Covid limbo Vaccination rates are slowing as Americans in particular assume that the pandemic is over Edward Luce...

"TRANSITORY" INFLATION? -- SUBLIME YET RIDICULOUS / MATTERNHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

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LEVELING UP IS HARD TO DO / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Leveling Up Is Hard to Do If clustering of knowledge-based firms resumes as the pandemic fades, the momentum toward ever-increasing geograph...