OIL PRODUCERS FACE THEIR "LIFE OR DEATH" QUESTION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Oil producers face their ‘life or death’ question Fear of an imminent peak in demand means companies are less likely to invest. So does t...

ITALY´S QUADRUPLE THREAT TO EUROPE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

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EMERGING MARKET CRISIS SPREADS TO THE CORE, CENTRAL BANKS FACE CATCH-22 / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Emerging Market Crisis Spreads To The Core, Central Banks Face Catch-22    One of the things giving “data-driven” central banks wiggle ...

IN MEXICO, BIG CHALLENGES AWAIT THE NEXT PRESIDENT / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

In Mexico, Big Challenges Await the Next President Voters are frustrated with the lack of progress and are demanding change. On July...

WILL MEXICO GET ITS DONALD? / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Will Mexico Get Its Donald? By Bret Stephens Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador waves to supporters at his closing cam...

LEADERLESS EUROPE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Leaderless Europe By Nora T. Kalinskij   German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in need of an ally, but she’s unlikely to find one in F...

IKE WAS RIGHT / CASEY RESEARCH

Ike Was Right! by Bill Bonner We wait for the world to fall apart. The Dow is still more than 1,000 points below its high; so we p...

CORRUPTION THRIVES IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Corruption thrives in a globalised world Has corruption become more common? Or simply easier to expose Gideon Rachman Remember the ...

THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE EUROPEAN MIGRATION CRISIS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Latest Chapter in the European Migration Crisis By Jacob L. Shapiro   When 630 people were rescued by a ship called the Aquari...