WHOOSH: WHAT THE MARKET TURMOIL MEANS FOR 2019 / THE ECONOMIST

Whoosh What the market turmoil means for 2019 Fears that the Fed will tighten too much are among the reasons the stockmarket has fallen...

THE CHINA STORY IS FAR BIGGER THAN APPLE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The China Story That Is Far Bigger Than Apple A tectonic shift in the country’s economy has largely gone unnoticed by investors By Nath...

CENTRAL BANKERS´ FISCAL CONSTRAINTS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Central Bankers’ Fiscal Constraints With policy interest rates near zero in most advanced economies (and just above 2% even in the fast-g...

THE FED APOLOGIZES, AND THE OUTLOOK IMPROVES / SEEKING ALPHA

The Fed Apologizes, And The Outlook Improves by: Calafia Beach Pundit       Summary   - The Fed and the market are...

THE TRUMP SHOW, SEASON TWO: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE SECOND HALF OF DONALD TRUMP´S FIRST TERM / THE ECONOMIST

The Trump Show, season two What to expect from the second half of Donald Trump’s first term Thus far the president has been lucky. It m...

AMERICA´S NEW DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America’s New Democracy Movement While media coverage since the 2018 US midterm elections has focused squarely on Donald Trump, a growing...

JEFF BEZOS AND JAMIE DIMON: BEST OF FRENEMIES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon: Best of Frenemies The JPMorgan chief and Amazon founder have found their companies’ fortunes increasingly ent...

SECOND TIME, FARCE: RULERS OF THE WORLD: READ KARL MARX! / THE ECONOMIST

Second time, farce Rulers of the world: read Karl Marx! On his bicentenary Marx’s diagnosis of capitalism’s flaws is surprisingly relev...

PASS ON THE GAS TAX / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Pass on the Gas Tax Rising fuel prices, whether from reduced subsidies or higher taxes, are tricky to offset, which is why they have spur...

CHINA IS GETTING BUBBLES, NOT GROWTH, FOR NEW YEAR´S / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China Is Getting Bubbles, Not Growth, for New Year’s The central bank keeps pumping money into the economy, but the cash ends up in all t...