INDIGESTION IN CHINA´S ECONOMY SPELLS TROUBLE FOR COAL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Indigestion in China’s Economy Spells Trouble for Coal Investors won’t hit paydirt with China’s big coal firms By Nathaniel Taplin ...

AMERICAN POLITICS: LOBBYISTS GO UNDERGROUND / THE ECONOMIST

American politics Lobbyists go underground An apparent drop in their numbers is an illusion       ON A rainy afternoon, tw...

THE TWO PILLARS OF FRENCH ECONOMIC REFORM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Two Pillars of French Economic Reform Philippe Aghion, Benedicte Berner PARIS – The French government has just announced the gui...

UNVEILING THE NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Unveiling the North Korean economy A scholarly and important analysis of this reclusive country’s hidden transformation by: Bryan Harri...

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

Buttonwood Analysts struggle to make accurate long-term market forecasts Historically high valuations for equities complicate the task...

BARBARIANS AT THE MONETARY GATE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Barbarians at the Monetary Gate Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng . HONG KONG – Financial markets today are thriving. The Dow Jones industrial...

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

Economic Forecast: Theories Behind The Numbers by: Dr. Bill Conerly     What's the theory behind my economic forecast? In sim...

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...