LOAN GROWTH SLOWDOWN HURTS SOME BANKS MORE THAN OTHERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Loan Growth Slowdown Hurts Some Banks More than Others Strong investment banking operations helped J.P. Morgan and Citigroup weather a sl...

EGO TRIP: TRUMP STEERS INTO GLOBAL ECONOMY COLLISION COURSE / DER SPIEGEL

Ego Trip Trump Steers into Global Economy Collision Course By Christian Reiermann     U.S. President Donald Trump is currently ...

FOG IN CHANNEL, BRITAIN CUT OFF / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Fog in Channel, Britain cut off     Nostalgia can make new realities bearable but it cannot make Brexit go away      by: Frans Timmerma...

PRESIDENT TRUMP´S NECESSARY GERMAN LESSONS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

President Trump’s Necessary German Lessons Hans-Werner Sinn MUNICH – US President Donald Trump has criticized Germany’s enormous cu...

THREE PUZZLES OF THE FINANCIAL MARKET´S TUG OF WAR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Three puzzles of the financial markets’ tug of war      How the mix of bullish and bearish sentiments is muddying the picture       by:...

THE GAP BETWEEN SENTIMENT AND CERTAINTY IS "STUNNING" / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Gap Between Sentiment and Certainty Is ‘Stunning’ By Paul Vigna       The ecnomy, as measured by sentiment. ...

THE TEMPTATIONS OF A RESILIENT CHINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Temptations of a Resilient China Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN – Another growth scare has come and gone for the Chinese economy. T...

FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE: IS DONALD TRUMP THE MULE? / SAFE HAVEN

Foundation and Empire: Is Donald Trump the Mule? By: The Burning Platform In Part One of this article I analyzed the similarities...

CHINESE MILITARY MOVEMENTS AND NORTH KOREA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Chinese Military Movements and North Korea Reports suggest Chinese army personnel may be mobilizing.   There are reports from both As...

TRUMP´S DILEMMA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Trump’s Dilemma President Donald Trump's ability to make changes depends on whether his support rises or falls. By George Friedman ...