BONDS? WHY SHOULD WE BOTHER? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Bonds? Why should we bother? A fabulous run for fixed income is no guide to the future — especially with rates expected to rise and prices f...

HOW THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WORKS, OR SEEMS TO / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

How the Global Economy Works, or Seems To by George Friedman  There is an interesting pattern that takes place in the global system.  A nati...

LONG HOURS, LOW PAY, LONELINESS AND A BOOMING INDUSTRY / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Long Hours, Low Pay, Loneliness and a Booming Industry The ranks of home health aides are expected to grow more than any other job in the ne...

GETTING TO ZERO: THE FIRST BIG ENERGY SHOCK OF THE GREEN ERA / THE ECONOMIST

Getting to zero The first big energy shock of the green era There are grave problems with the transition to clean energy power Next month wo...

A GIANT DEPARTS: THE MESS MERKEL LEAVES BEHIND / THE ECONOMIST

A giant departs The mess Merkel leaves behind The successor to Germany’s much-admired chancellor will face big unresolved problems Only otto...

IS IT TIME TO AVOID INVESTING IN CHINA? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Is it time to avoid investing in China? While economic growth remains strong, Beijing’s crackdown on private business bodes ill for portfoli...

AMERICA´S LOSING CHINA STRATEGY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America's Losing China Strategy After declaring that "America is back" and rejecting almost everything that Donald Trump repre...