GLOBAL FINANCIAL STORM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS / MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

GLOBAL FINANCIAL STORM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS By Egon von Greyerz As the dark years are approaching, the world is now approaching survival mode...

THE COST OF THE FED´S CHALLENGED CREDIBILITY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Cost of the Fed’s Challenged Credibility After previously eschewing interest-rate hikes, the US Federal Reserve has been tightening mone...

HOW TO REBRAND STOCKMARKETS INDICES / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood How to rebrand stockmarket indices An adman’s pitch to an asset manager Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to Hierogl...

PUTIN´S NUCLEAR THREATS CANNOT BE IGNORED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Putin’s nuclear threats cannot be ignored The Russian leader is trying to intimidate western nations but he is also desperate and cornered G...

ONLY THE FED CAN RETURN GOLD´S LOST LUSTER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Only the Fed Can Return Gold’s Lost Luster With a war in Europe and inflation everywhere, 2022 briefly looked like a winner for gold. But ti...

CORE DANGERS FOR THE FED AND CHINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Core Dangers for the Fed and China Just as a fixation on core inflation can mislead central banks, as it has done with the US Federal Reserv...

HOT PROPERTY: WHY WALL STREET IS SNAPPING UP FAMILY HOMES / THE ECONOMIST

Hot property Why Wall Street is snapping up family homes The opportunity is unprecedented, but comes with risks Aerial view of suburb housin...

THE PROFIT CYCLE: HAVE PROFITS PEAKED AT AMERICAN BUSINESSES? / THE ECONOMIST

The profit cycle Have profits peaked at American businesses? The forces which fuelled a decades-long rise in corporate earnings are petering...

BANKS COULD GET NUDGED OUT OF LEVERAGED LENDING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Banks Could Get Nudged Out of Leveraged Lending The trouble with a recent deal for buyout debt could be an even bigger worry if more of that...

BIDEN´S TRADE WAR AGAINST HIMSELF / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Biden’s Trade War Against Himself US President Joe Biden’s protectionist trade policies are in open conflict with the rest of his domestic a...