AUSTRALIA HAS DODGED MANY BANANA SKINS. IS IT ABOUT TO COME A CROPPER? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Australia has dodged many banana skins. Is it about to come a cropper? An extended business cycle has led to an over-extensi...

AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE COMPANIES MOST EXPOSED TO CLIMATE CHANGE RISK -- AND WHAT THEY´RE DOING ABOUT IT / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

An Exclusive Look at the Companies Most Exposed to Climate Change Risk — and What They’re Doing About It By Leslie P. Norton Since ...

TRUMP´S NORTH KOREAN ROAD TO NOWHERE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s North Korean Road to Nowhere Less than a year after his unprecedented face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, ...

IF YOU COULD DESIGN A PERFECT WORLD FOR GOLD..../ DOLLAR COLLAPSE

If You Could Design A Perfect World For Gold… by John Rubino     Are you sick of your gold just sitting there when it was suppos...

SLOWBALISATION: THE STEAM HAS GONE OUT OF GLOBALISATION / THE ECONOMIST

Slowbalisation The steam has gone out of globalisation A new pattern of world commerce is becoming clearer—as are its costs WHEN AME...

EMMANUEL MACRON RECEIVES A LESSON IN POPULIST POLICIES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Emmanuel Macron receives a lesson in populist politics The French president will never be a man of the people but he is trying to make am...

HOW CAN WE TAX FOOTLOOSE MULTINATIONALS? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

How Can We Tax Footloose Multinationals? Apple, Google, Starbucks, and companies like them all claim to be socially responsible, but the ...

EQUITIES TURMOIL THROWS EUROPE´S LARGEST BAK OFF-TRACK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Equities Turmoil Throws Europe’s Largest Bank Off-Track BNP Paribas is forced to cut strategic targets after terrible fourth quarter B...

SENTIMENT SPEAKS: METAL MARKTS EXTREMES TEST YOUR METTLE / SEEKING ALPHA

Sentiment Speaks: Metal Market Extremes Test Your Mettle by: Avi Gilburt Summary   - Metals are setting up a much bigger rally...

AUTO INVESTORS SHOULD BUCKLE UP FOR TARIFF THREATS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Auto Investors Should Buckle Up for Tariff Threats The German car industry could become collateral damage in tough U.S.-EU trade negotia...