DOES EUROPE EVEN MATTER ? / FOREIGN POLICY

Does Europe Even Matter? Dysfunction has sucked Brussels dry of any foreign-policy power or relevance. BY Anne Applebaum It was ...

COP--21 CLIMATE DEAL IN PARIS SPELLS END OF THE FOSSIL ERA / THE TELEGRAPH

COP-21 climate deal in Paris spells end of the fossil era Much of the fossil industry will go into slow run-off while the new plutocrats ...

BRAZIL: THE POT AND THE KETTLE / THE ECONOMIST

Brazil The pot and the kettle A flawed impeachment risks prolonging the country’s agony .   MOST Brazilians, the opinion polls h...

IMF POISED TO ADMIT CHINA´S RENMINBI IN ELITE CURRENCY BASKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

IMF poised to admit China’s renminbi in elite currency basket Shawn Donnan in Washington and Jamil Anderlini in Hong Kong . ...

THE NEXT SUBPRIME CRISIS IS COMING / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

The Next Subprime Debt Crisis Is Coming Justin Spittler Easy money is fueling record car sales... U.S. car sales are on track to hit...

SWIMMING NAKED / SAFE HAVEN

Swimming Naked By: Michael Ashton I almost never do this, but I am posting here some remarks from another writer. My friend Andy Fat...

EUROPE´S BARBARIANS INSIDE THE GATE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe’s Barbarians Inside the Gate Nouriel Roubini . BERLIN – I am on a two-week European tour at a time that could make one either ...

MARIO DRAGHI RILES GERMANY WITH QE OVERKILL / THE TELEGRAPH

Mario Draghi riles Germany with QE overkill Markets threw a tantrum because they did not get instant gratification, but the ECB's rad...

FED POLICY: UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED ? / SEEKING ALPHA

Fed Policy: Unsafe At Any Speed? by: Eric Parnell, CFA              Summary   - The Fed took the bait.         ...

THE TROUBLE WITH INTEREST RATES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Trouble With Interest Rates J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY – Of all the strange and novel economic doctrines propounded since the ...

THE COLLAPSING GLOBAL TRADE / THEGOLDANDOILGUY.COM

The Collapsing Global Trade By: Chris Vermeulen . The global economic trade is down 8.4 percent so far this year. Among the many ec...