CAN' T PAY, WON' T PAY / THE ECONOMIST BUTTONWOOD COLUMN

Buttonwood Can’t pay, won’t pay Hiring hedge funds was never going to make pension deficits disappear Sep 20th 2014 HAVE the wh...

UKRAINE AND RUSSIA : WIN SOME, LOSE MORÉ / THE ECONOMIST

Ukraine and Russia Win some, lose more For all the celebrations in Kiev over ratifying the trade deal with Europe, it is the Russia...

BANKS SHOWED TEPID INTEREST AS E.C.B. BEGINS PROGRAM OF CHEAP LOANS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Banks Show Tepid Interest as E.C.B. Begins Program of Cheap Loans By JACK EWING September. 18, 2014 FRANKFURT — Banks borrowed less ...

IRAN PREPARES FOR A LEADESHIP TRANSITION / STRATFOR GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

Iran Prepares for a Leadership Transition SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 | 0436     Summary Though Iran has been broadcasting pictures ...

WHAT DRAWS MODI TO CHINA / ASIA TIMES

What draws Modi to China By M K Bhadrakumar What readily comes to mind are the lyrics of the famous Frank Sinatra song. Watching the...

FED WALKS THE EXPECTATIONS LINE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Fed Walks the Expectations Line By JUSTIN LAHART Sept. 17, 2014 5:52 p.m. ET The Federal Reserve doesn't plan on getting back to ...

DO THE FED'S FORECASTS GET MARKET TO MARKET ? / BARRON' S MAGAZINE

Do the Fed's Forecasts Get Marked to Market? Yellen & Co. forecast bigger rate hikes than futures contracts. Will they final...

GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF BANKS INTO SOMETHING TANGIBLE / ERIC SPROTT THOUGHTS

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Henry Bonner Eric Sprott: Get Your Money ‘Out of Banks and into Something Tangible’ In a recent call with Er...

THE NEW GOLD / CASEY REPORT

The New Gold By Stephen Belmont The need for food is unrelenting and universal. It has been the force behind mass migrations and wa...

AIRSTRIKE UNCERTAINTIES : OBAMA' S DANGEROUSLY VAGUE NEW WAR / DER SPIEGEL

09/16/2014 11:17 AM Airstrike Uncertainties Obama's Dangerously Vague New War By Markus Feldenkirchen, Christoph Reuter an...