U.S. COMPANIES TRANSFORMED INTO 800LB GORILLA IN BOND MARKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US companies transformed into 800lb gorilla in bond market Corporate America is ploughing its excess cash into a wider range of assets ...

WHAT AWAITS WALL STREET IN TRUMP TAX PLAN / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What Awaits Wall Street in Trump Tax Plan A 20% corporate tax rate would boost profits, but there are downsides to the administration’s f...

THE U.S. IS NOW OVER $20 TRILLION IN DEBT -- HERE´S HOW IT GOT THERE / MARKET WATCH

The U.S. is now over $20 trillion in debt — here’s how it got there By Robert Schroeder              Fighting wars, big t...

THE ANATOMY OF ILIBERAL CAPITALISM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Anatomy of Iliberal capitalism Jacek Rostowski BUDAPEST – Populists such as US President Donald Trump and de facto Polish leader ...

MY TWO BIG BETS ON THE PENSION CRISIS / CASEY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL MAN

My Two Big Bets on the Pension Crisis by Nick Giambruno Public pensions are a financial time bomb… and I see two ways to profit fro...

WHY LOWER FOR LONGER WILL REMAIN THE ANTHEM FOR MARKETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Why lower for longer will remain the anthem for markets Writing the obituary for the bull market in bonds has proved every premature by...

COLD WAR II EXPANDS TO ASIA / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

Cold War II Expands to Asia By Patrick Watson September is not unfolding as expected. Then again, as Yogi Berra said, “It’s tough to ...

DECONSTRUCTING DEGLOBALIZATION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Deconstructing Deglobalization Harold James PRINCETON – US President Donald Trump and his advisers’ fierce rhetoric on trade and immi...

THE SANDCASTLE / CASEY RESEARCH

The Sandcastle by Jeff Thomas The decline from democracy to tyranny is both a natural and inevitable one. That’s not a pleasant tho...

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: HOW CHINA IS BATTLING EVER MORE INTENSELY IN WORLD MARKETS / THE ECONOMIST

The global economy How China is battling ever more intensely in world markets But does it play fair? IF DONALD TRUMP had slapped p...

GLOBAL RETIREMENT REALITY / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Global Retirement Reality John Mauldin Today we’ll continue to size up the bull market in governmental promises. As we do so, keep an...