RUNNING FROM EMPTY / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Running from empty BY DAVID HAGGITH  Consider Sri Lanka a microcosm of the world: At the top, you have the 1%.  Then there are those who are...

AUSTRALIA´S ENERGY PR0BLEMS ARE EAST ASIA´S ENERGY PROBLEMS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Australia’s Energy Problems Are East Asia’s Energy Problems The knock-on effects for big buyers like China, Japan and South Korea could be s...

COULD THE EV BOOM RUN OUT OF JUICE BEFORE IT REALLY GETS GOING? / THE ECONOMIST

Could the EV boom run out of juice before it really gets going? Quite possibly, for want of batteries Electric vehicles (evs) seem unstoppab...

HERE´S HOW TO SOLVE THE PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Here’s how to solve the productivity paradox A culture of government bailouts and constant stimulus is a barrier to technological innovation...

DEBT DEFAULTS START TO LOOM MORE OVER MARKETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Debt defaults start to loom more over markets Rising cost of capital will expose strains in the financial system Katie Martin  No matter wha...

THE ECB´S MASTER PLAN TO MANIPULATE MARKETS / THE ECONOMIST

The ECB’s masterplan to manipulate markets Could it misfire? The European Central Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 9...

THIS GUY SAYS THE FED HAS GOT EVERYTHING PRECISELY BACKWARDS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

This guy says the Fed has got everything precisely backward By Peter Coy What if by raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve is doing t...

FOR A CHANGE, AMERICAN INFLATION IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED / THE ECONOMIST

For a change, American inflation is lower than expected But a continued jobs boom points to a need for yet more Fed tightening What a differ...

PUTIN IS NO PETER THE GREAT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Putin Is No Peter the Great Russian Czar Peter the Great not only sought more power and territory, but also wanted his country to become mor...