ANALYSTS STRUGGLE TO MAKE ACCURATE LONG-TERM MARKET FORECASTS / THE ECONOMIST BUTTONWOOD COLUMN

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SELL THE SWISS FRANC IF YOU THINK THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Sell the Swiss Franc if You Think the World Is a Better Place Swiss franc proved slow to react to the brighter picture for the eurozone ...

ECONOMIC FORECAST: THEORIES BEHIND THE NUMBERS / SEEKING ALPHA

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PENSION STORM WARNING / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Pension Storm Warning John Mauldin This time is different are the four most dangerous words any economist or money manager can utter...

NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THERE´S NO U.S. INFLATION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Nobody seems to know why there’s no US inflation As the Federal Reserve meets this week, officials are flummoxed by restrained price rise...

THE PERSISTENCE OF GLOBAL IMBALANCES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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