BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE TO PLAY A BETTER POLITICAL ROLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Business leaders have to play a better political role Like it or not, they are potent players in our fragile democratic politics and in glob...

THE FASTER METABOLISM OF FINANCE, AS SEEN BY A VETERAN BROKER / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood The faster metabolism of finance, as seen by a veteran broker Prices are set at the margin. And the marginal trader is a hedge-fu...

ENVISIONING GOVERNANCE 4.0 / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Envisioning Governance 4.0 When the COVID-19 pandemic ends, the world will need a new governance model that differs from its predecessors in...

BATTLE OF THE BLOCKCHAINS: THE RACE TO DOMINATE THE DEFI ECOSYSTEM IS ON / THE ECONOMIST

Battle of the blockchains The race to dominate the DeFi ecosystem is on Why Ethereum is losing market share TO BELIEVERS, OPEN, public block...

WHY DID ALMOST NOBODY SEE INFLATION COMING? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why Did Almost Nobody See Inflation Coming? Forecasting inflation is a staple of macroeconomic modeling, yet virtually all economists’ predi...

TEN TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE WAY WE SHOP, EAT AND LIVE THIS YEAR / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Ten Trends That Will Shape the Way We Shop, Eat and Live This Year Expect a new type of frugality as many change their spending to buy more ...

CHINA AND RUSSIA TEST THE LIMITS OF EU POWER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

China and Russia test the limits of EU power The EU needs to respond to economic coercion or its geopolitical ambitions will be cruelly expo...

JOE BIDEN WAS SET UP TO FAIL / THE ECONOMIST

Lexington Joe Biden was set up to fail The Democratic president is a flawed politician in an impossible job Have any voters demanded more of...

A POLITIZED FED ENDANGERS THE ECONOMY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

A Politicized Fed Endangers the Economy The central bank can’t deliver price stability if it’s distracted by climate change and social justi...

FORWARD IN FEAR: THE REASONS BEHIND THE STOCK MARKET TURMOIL / THE ECONOMIST

Forward in fear The reasons behind the stockmarket turmoil From Fed tightening to rising wage costs, investors see gloomy prospects ahead As...