THE "MAR-A-LAGO ACCORD" IS BULLISH FOR GOLD, BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU MIGHT THINK / KITCO GOLD

The ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ is bullish for gold, but not for the reasons you might think By Neils Christensen (Kitco News) - Gold prices are abo...

TRUMPONOMICS´ EXORBITANT BURDEN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trumponomics’ Exorbitant Burden According to the incoming chair of US President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, America runs la...

AN UNRESTRAINED ISRAEL IS RESHAPING THE MIDDLE EAST / THE ECONOMIST

Living by the sword An unrestrained Israel is reshaping the Middle East Its quest for hegemony will strain domestic cohesion and foreign all...

TRUMP´S ERRATIC POLICY IS HARMING THE REPUTATION OF AMERICAN ASSETS / THE ECONOMIST

Greenback feedback Trump’s erratic policy is harming the reputation of American assets Like the stockmarket, the dollar is also suffering fr...

RECESSION WILL NOT MAKE TRUMP CHANGE COURSE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Recession will not make Trump change course A president who can’t run again is freer from public opinion than business seems to realise Jana...

AMERICA´S FAUSTIAN TRADE BARGAIN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America’s Faustian Trade Bargain US President Donald Trump clearly likes the idea of using tariffs to wrest concessions from America’s trade...

A DANGEROUS DIVORCEE / IF IT COMES TO A STAND-OFF, EUROPE HAS LEVERAGE OVER AMERICA / THE ECONOMIST

A dangerous divorcée If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America But pulling some of those levers would be so damaging as t...