THE DANGERS OF DIGITAL DEMOCRACY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

The dangers of digital democracy Personalising products and services using data streams challenges liberal democracy Rana Foroohar ...

BLOCKCHAIN´S BROKEN PROMISES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Blockchain’s Broken Promises Nouriel Roubini NEW YORK – The financial-services industry has been undergoing a revolution. But the dri...

ONLY 2 THINGS MATTER NOW / SEEKING ALPHA

Only 2 Things Matter Now by: The Heisenberg Summary   - Now that the VIX ETP train wreck is the rearview, let's re...

DOLLAR´S DROP FUELS A FIRE THAT´S ALREADY RAGING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Dollar’s Drop Fuels a Fire That’s Already Raging Recent quick-fire moves in the dollar might offer reason for caution in the longer run ...

GROWING ECONOMIES SHOULD BRING LITTLE CHEER / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Growing Economies Should Bring Little Cheer By George Friedman For the first time since 2008, all the world’s major economies are growi...

KILL THE QUANTS / JOHN MAULDIN´S OUTSIDETHE BOX NEWSLETTER

Kill the Quants In the past few days we have heard endless explanations for the market’s big “Oops!” and the return of volatility. The c...

MARKET VOLATILITY HAS BEEN LOW, ENCOURAGING RISK-TAKING / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Market volatility has been low, encouraging risk-taking …and raising fears about what may happen when it rises MAY YOU l...

THE ERA OF EASY MONEY IS ENDING, AND THE WORLD IS BRACING FOR SHOCKS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Era of Easy Money Is Ending, and the World Is Bracing for Shocks By PETER S. GOODMAN A decade-long era of easy access to money en...