WATERED WITH LIBERAL TEARS: HOW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY DID UNDER DONALD TRUMP / THE ECONOMIST

Watered with liberal tears How the American economy did under Donald Trump An international comparison In his new book Casey Mulligan offers...

CITIES ARE TOO RESILIENT TO BE KILLED BY COVID-19 / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Cities are too resilient to be killed by Covid The imagined idyll of rural teleworking is merely an economic chimera Robin Harding © James F...

THE HISTORY BEHIND AMERICA´S HISTORY WARS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

 The History Behind America’s History Wars When history becomes worth fighting over, it begins to exist. And, crucially, the fight is now oc...

RUSSIA PLAYS IT COOL WITH BELARUS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

 Russia Plays It Cool With Belarus The only actor that is confident about the future of the election drama is Moscow. By: Ekaterina Zolotova...

SNAPBACK: WHY IS AMERICA´S ECONOMY BEATING FORECASTS? / THE ECONOMIST

Snapback Why is America’s economy beating forecasts? A retreat of the virus, a big stimulus and a flexible labour market is causing faster g...

THE CORPORATE UNDEAD: WHY COVID-19 WILL MAKE KILLINJG ZOMBIE FIRMS OFF HARDER / THE ECONOMIST

  The corporate undead Why covid-19 will make killing zombie firms off harder Easier access to credit and government support means they will...

CHINA´S LEADERS CAN´T BE TRUSTED / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China’s Leaders Can’t Be Trusted Four examples of the Chinese leadership’s duplicity and mendacity demonstrate that the last thing the world...

DOES ECONOMIC GROWTH BOOST STOCK PRICES ? / THE ECONOMIST

 Buttonwood Does economic growth boost stock prices? There is sense to the current combination of pessimism and high stock prices The late 1...

STORE LANDLORDS FACE A BATTLE FOR A CUT OF ONLINE SALES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Store Landlords Face a Battle For a Cut of Online Sales Commercial landlords are increasingly exposed to the fluctuations in their tenants’ ...

THE VICE TIGHTENS ON THE DOLLAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Vise Tightens on the Dollar In the second quarter of this year, the US experienced the sharpest plunge in domestic saving on record, dat...

WEIRD / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Weird  Doug Nolan  The President is diagnosed with COVID-19, with rapidly worsening symptoms prompting a Friday evening Marine One flight to...