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THE FRAGILE TRUCE BETWEEN BONDS AND STOCKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Fragile Truce Between Bonds and Stocks This year has been good for both bond and stock investors. To rely on that benign picture las...

WHY RUSSIA CAN´T END THE NORTH KOREA CRISIS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Why Russia Can’t End the North Korea Crisis By Xander Snyder Normally, it is China, not Russia, that acts as a negotiator with the Nor...

QUANTS AND THE QUIRKS: IS EFFICIENT-MARKET THEORY BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT? / THE ECONOMIST

Quants and the quirks Is efficient-market theory becoming more efficient? Theory is changing traders’ behaviour. And vice versa   ...

CONSERVATISM BURIES RONALD REAGAN AND MARGARET THATCHER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Conservatism buries Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher      How confidence in the benefits of free markets and free trade has been lost ...

WHAT´S NEXT FOR WORLD´S BIGGEST BOND PORTFOLIO / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

What’s Next for World’s Biggest Bond Portfolio As the central bank cuts its holdings, it could still manipulate yields by deciding which ...

RETHINKING THE NEXT CHINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Rethinking the Next China Stephen S. Roach .   NEW HAVEN – For the past seven years, I have taught a popular class at Yale, called “...

BROKEN BELLWETHER: AMERICAN JOBS / THE ECONOMIST

  Broken bellwether: American Jobs   Today’s labour-market report will be ...

PERU: CONCLUDING STATEMENT OF THE 2017 ARTICLE IV MISSION / INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Peru: Concluding Statement of the 2017 Article IV Mission   A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at th...