THE PETROBRAS SCANDAL: INTERROGATING LULA / THE ECONOMIST

The Petrobras scandal Interrogating Lula Justice, not political war, should determine the fate of Brazil’s government .            ...

GLOBAL TRADE: STRUCTURAL SHIFTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Global trade: structural shifts Shawn Donnan   The fall in traffic could signal a permanent shift in the fundamentals driving gl...

WILL YOU GET YOUR MONEY OUT IN TIME ? / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Will You Get Your Money Out in Time? Justin Spittler   The “bank account tax” is coming. If you’ve been a Casey reader for long, you ...

THE CLIFF IS NIGHT / SEEKING ALPHA

The Cliff Is Nigh by: Scout Finance     Summary   - PMI and global trade are showing declines. - GDPNow is reversing ...

WHY WE´RE UNGOVERNABLE, PART 13: THE UNPROTECTED PUSH BACK / SAFE HAVEN

Why We're Ungovernable, Part 13: The Unprotected Push Back By: John Rubino    Peggy Noonan, former Reagan administration speech wri...

THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK FIRES ANOTHER SALVO / THE ECONOMIST

Mario Draghi gets out his big bazooka The European Central Bank fires another salvo Quantitative easing gets a further boost in the eur...

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY´S STEALTH RESILIENCE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Global Economy’s Stealth Resilience Ngaire Woods  . OXFORD – Last week, Christine Lagarde , the International Monetary Fund’s ma...

TRUMP´S RISE SHOWS HOW DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES CAN LOSE THEIR WAY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Trump’s rise shows how democratic processes can lose their way Lawrence Summers Donald Trump speaks to supporters after a rally at ...

THE GREAT CORPORATE EARNINGS FRAUD / THE BURNING PLATFORM

The Great Corporate Earnings Fraud by: The Burning Platform   "What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about m...

WILL NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES STIMULATE GROWTH -- OR BACKFIRE ? / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Will Negative Interest Rates Stimulate Growth — or Backfire?          Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Email ...