XI´S BIG MISTAKE / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Xi’s Big Mistake By John Mauldin I have mixed feelings about China.  On the plus side, I think the country’s massive economic transforma...

ROCKS AND HARD PLACES: BIG MINERS´ CAPITAL DISCIPLINE IS GOOD NEWS FOR INVESTORS / THE ECONOMIST

Rocks and hard places Big miners’ capital discipline is good news for investors Not, alas, for the planet High in the mountains of southern ...

"NO ONE IS SAFE": EXTREME WEATHER BATTERS THE WEALTHY WORLD / THE NEW YORK TIMES

"No One Is Safe": Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat...

WHERE HUMAN LIFE BEGAN: THE PROMISE OF THE AFRICAN GENOME PROJECT / THE ECONOMIST

Where human life began The promise of the African genome project A Cameroonian professor hopes to illuminate human genetic diversity When th...

THREE WARNINGS FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Three Warnings for Emerging Economies The most recent World Bank outlook for emerging markets and developing economies is especially signifi...

UNDER FIRE / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Under Fire  Doug Nolan The week had an ominous feel.  Ten-year Treasury yields dropped another seven bps to 1.29% - completely disregarding ...