CHINA HAS DESIGNS ON EUROPE. HERE IS HOW EUROPE SHOULD RESPOND / THE ECONOMIST

Geopolitics and investment China has designs on Europe. Here is how Europe should respond As Chinese investment pours into the European U...

STRONG GLOBAL GROWTH CONCEALS EMERGING MARKET FRAGILITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Strong global growth conceals emerging market fragility Tiger index points to strains as IMF set to warn against escalating trade conflic...

BRAZIL IS SHAPING UP FOR A UNIQUE KIND OF FINANCIAL CRISIS / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Brazil is shaping up for a unique kind of financial crisis Chronic governance failings mean it is in a battle with itself ...

CHINA´S PRIVATE-SECTOR RESCUE LOOKS LIKE ANYTHING BUT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Private-Sector Rescue Looks Like Anything But Xi Jinping has vowed to take care of China’s troubled private-sector companies. Tha...

SURPRISING TRUTHS ABOUT TRADE DEFICITS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Economic View Surprising Truths About Trade Deficits By N. Gregory Mankiw James Yang President Trump has put trade policy at the...

AFTER AMAZON´S PAY MOVE, IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY TO INCREASE WAGES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

After Amazon’s pay move, improve productivity to increase wages The Federal Reserve is not concerned about a sudden outbreak of inflation...

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF INEPTITUDE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

One Hundred Years of Ineptitude Helmut K. Anheier    BERLIN – The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 was the gre...

IS THE FED STILL IN CONTROL OF THE MARKET? / SEEKING ALPHA

Is The Fed Still In Control Of The Market? by: Avi Gilburt     Summary - There are many fallacies being propaga...

A SOBER LOOK AT HOUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE CHAOS / SEEKING ALPHA

A Sober Look At Housing In The Middle Of All The Chaos by: Eric Basmajian     Summary   - While prices are still r...