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Donald Trump trade threats lack credibility US bluster has caused most of the world to rally to China’s side Lawrence Summers US Pres...

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CONSUMER CREDIT MAY WEIGH ON ECONOMY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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HOW INEQUALITY FUELED THE EURO CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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HOW TO GET YOUR TAX WEEKEND BACK / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

How to Get Your Tax Weekend Back   This weekend millions of Americans and/or their accountants are preparing to file income tax retur...

GERMANY IS FRUSTRATING EMMANUEL MACRON´S GRAND AMBITIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Germany is frustrating Emmanuel Macron’s grand ambitions The reality is that Paris and Berlin are no longer natural allies Wolfgang Mün...

IMF SHOWS POOR TRACK RECORD AT FORECASTING RECESSIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

IMF shows poor track record at forecasting recessions Economic predictions presented as precise numbers are far from that in reality Va...