IN MANY WAYS, STOCKMARKETS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARY IN 2020 / THE ECONOMIST

Perspectives In many ways, stockmarkets have been extraordinary in 2020 How this year’s crash differs from bear markets of the past ...

WE ARE ENTERING THE NEW AGE OF AMERICAN AUSTERITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

We are entering the new age of American austerity The decade after the financial crisis saw the creation of a vast asset price bubble Ra...

HOSPITALS FACE DIFFICULT RECOVERY FROM CORONAVIRUS CRISIS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Hospitals Face Difficult Recovery From Coronavirus Crisis Health-care stocks have performed well during the Covid-19 crisis, but earnings...

RECESSION AND DEPRESSION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Recession and Depression By: George Friedman A recession is an essential part of the business cycle. Among other things it culls the we...

DISUNITED STATES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Disunited States Long held up as a model for Europe, the United States is now also suffering from balkanization, internal competition, out...

THE CASE FOR DEEPLY NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Case for Deeply Negative Interest Rates Only monetary policy addresses credit throughout the economy. Until inflation and real intere...

THE U.S. IS FAILING THE TEST OF THE CENTURY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The US is failing the test of the century A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, ...

THE AMERICAN CATASTROPHE: CORONAVIRUS STRIKES A NATION UNPREPARED / DER SPIEGEL

The American Catastrophe Coronavirus Strikes a Nation Unprepared The first coronavirus infection in the United States was confirmed in S...