IT´S THE DEBT, STUPID! / MACLEOD FINANCE

It’s the debt, stupid! US equities are being driven by purely domestic investment flows — rejoicing over Trump’s MAGA policies is understand...

GERMANY´S ECONOMY GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE / THE ECONOMIST

Germany’s economy goes from bad to worse Things may look brighter next year, but the relief will be short-lived It was with Teutonic underst...

WHAT THE WORLD THINKS OF HARRIS VERSUS TRUMP / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

What the world thinks of Harris versus Trump Strongman leaders around the globe would welcome a victory for the Republican former president ...

DOES WARREN BUFFETT KNOW SOMETHING THAT WE DON´T? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Does Warren Buffett Know Something That We Don’t? Berkshire Hathaway is hoarding cash in a pattern seen before the financial crisis, but it ...

JAPAN IS ON THE CUSP OF AN ENERGY STORAGE BOOM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Japan is on the cusp of an energy storage boom Demand for residential batteries is set to surge A solar power station in Sakai City, Osaka. ...

IS CHINA FACING A DEFLATIONARY TRAP? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Is China Facing a Deflationary Trap? With China teetering on the edge of a deflationary trap, the question of how to avoid a Japanese-style ...

WHAT IF CARMAKING WENT THE WAY OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS? / THE ECONOMIST

What if carmaking went the way of consumer electronics? The Foxconnification of electric vehicles CARS AREN’T what they used to be.  This is...

ELON MUSK IS POSITIONING X BEHIND THE NEW TRUMP PRESIDENCY / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Elon Musk Is Positioning X Behind the New Trump Presidency S ince the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how br...

WHAT IS A SUPERPOWER? / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

What Is a Superpower? By: George Friedman The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the ques...

THE BRICS STILL DON´T MATTER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The BRICS Still Don’t Matter The annual BRICS summit is an ideal occasion for political leaders like Vladimir Putin to promote a vision of a...