THE TRUE PRICE OF PESTICIDES IS UNAFFORDABLE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The True Price of Pesticides Is Unaffordable In the last two decades, the European Union has banned many active pesticide ingredients beca...

GOVERNMENTS MUST BEWARE THE LURE OF FREE MONEY / THE ECONOMIST

Macroeconomics Governments must beware the lure of free money Budget constraints have gone missing. That presents both danger and oppor...

EU BANKS SHOULD HEED LESSONS OF 2008 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL

EU banks should heed lessons of 2008 crisis European lenders must tackle bad loans now instead of waiting The editorial board  The ba...

GOLD ATTAINS ESCAPE VELOCITY / SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT

Sprott Monthly Report Gold Attains Escape Velocity Paul Wong, CFA, Market Strategist The precious metals complex set off fireworks...

GOLD PRICES HIT RECORD AS DOLLAR DROPS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Gold Prices Hit Record as Dollar Drops Weakening dollar adds momentum to gold’s summer surge, propelling metal above 2011 intraday peak ...

FROM AMERICAN TO EUROPEAN EXCEPTIONALISM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

From American to European Exceptionalism An overvalued US dollar is ripe for a sharp decline, owing to America’s rapidly worsening macroec...

A GOLDEN RULE FROM A GOLDEN FOOL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

A Golden Rule From a Golden Fool The yellow metal has been white hot this year. But those who rush to buy it could still end up in the red...

ALARM SIGNALS OF OUR AUTHORITARIAN AGE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Alarm signals of our authoritarian age Martin Wolf reviews two important new books on Trump, strongmen leaders and the most disturbing po...

FINANCIAL SYSTEM -- A HUBRISTIC SWINDLE / MATTERNHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL SYSTEM – A HUBRISTIC SWINDLE by Egon von Greyerz Zeus punished the hubristic King Sisyphus to roll a huge boulder up a ver...

THE FUTURE OF CORONAVIRUS: A MODEST PROPOSAL / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Future of Coronavirus: A Modest Proposal George Friedman’s thoughts in and around geopolitics. By: George Friedman When the coron...