JAPAN´S NEW PRIME MINISTER IS HIS OWN PARTY´S STERNEST CRITIC / THE ECONOMIST

The outsider otaku Japan’s new prime minister is his own party’s sternest critic This could make it harder for Ishiba Shigeru to govern effe...

IS THE GOLD CORRECTION DONE? / MACLEOD FINANCE

Is the gold correction done? Looking at last Tuesday’s Commitment of Traders numbers, we see that gold is no longer overbought. I assess the...

WHY FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE SO ODDLY CALM / THE ECONOMIST

Why financial markets are so oddly calm Indicators of market volatility have plunged One thing nobody thinks of Donald Trump’s return to the...

AMERICA´S LAME.DUCK PERIOD: HOW TO AVOID GLOBAL CHAOS IN THE NEXT TEN WEEKS / THE ECONOMIST

America’s lame-duck period  How to avoid global chaos in the next ten weeks Risks abound in the limbo between now and Donald Trump’s swearin...

AMERICA´S FOREIGN POLICY HAS CHANGED -- AND MUST REMAIN CHANGED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America’s foreign policy has changed — and must remain changed Global economic power has for too long been concentrated in the hands of larg...

THIS YEAR´S HOUSING TURNAROUND ENDED BEFORE IT STARTED / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

This Year’s Housing Turnaround Ended Before It Started Sales of existing homes are on track for the worst two-year period since the mid-1990...

AN ISRAELI VICTORY MAY NOT BRING PEACE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

An Israeli Victory May Not Bring Peace Following a string of spectacular military and intelligence victories against its regional foes, the ...

POWER / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Power Doug Nolan   Chair Powell’s post-meeting press conferences always leave me wanting for some probing questions.  It’s as if journalists...