IGNORE THE SNB´S HUGE STONKING LOSSES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Ignore the SNB’s huge stonking losses The Swiss central bank still sits on a fat financial cushion from its equity investments Meyrick Chapm...

HOW PREPARE ARE AMERICANS FOR RETIREMENT? / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

How Prepared Are Americans for Retirement? Early baby boomers and millennials are ahead of other generations in terms of retirement prepared...

NOT THE 70´S OR THE 20´S: WE´RE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Not the 70s or the 20s: We’re in uncharted territory BY DAVID HAGGITH  The awakening of inflation after decades of slumber has triggered a f...

THE FAILED BET ON RUSSIAN AND CHINESE REFORM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Failed Bet on Russian and Chinese Reform Russia and China shattered the belief that economic liberalization leads inevitably to greater ...

INFLATION ACQUIESCENSE / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Inflation Acquiescence  Doug Nolan   A headline this week from National Review:  “The Fed’s Half-Hearted War on Inflation – It has the power...

CHINA MEETS BANKS TO DISCUSS PROTECTING ASSETS FROM U.S. SANCTIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China meets banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions Officials concerned that measures taken against Moscow could also be applie...

U.S. HOUSE PRICES NEVER GO DOWN / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

US house prices never go down I mean, they don’t, right? Robert Armstrong  © Financial Times Safe as houses? Yesterday we looked at a chart ...

AMERICA, AGAIN THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America, Again the Arsenal of Democracy By Paul Krugman When Russia invaded Ukraine, the idea that it might lose seemed far-fetched.  Vladim...