THE TRUMP EFFECT: AFTER THE MIDTERMS, AMERICA AND ITS DEMOCRACY LOOK STRONGER / THE ECONOMIST

The Trump effect After the midterms, America and its democracy look stronger On top of his other flaws, the former president is a serial vot...

POLO METAPHORS, BOND FAILS AND GOLD´S PRICE DIRECTION / MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

POLO METAPHORS, BOND FAILS AND GOLD’S PRICE DIRECTION By Matthew Piepenburg Gold’s price direction is explained below. From polo to hockey—i...

THE SILICON SQUEEZE: THE AMERICAN CHIP INDUSTRY´S $1.5TRN MELTDOWN / THE ECONOMIST

The silicon squeeze The American chip industry’s $1.5trn meltdown Thank the boom-and-bust cycle—and America’s government In licking county, ...

DESPITE UKRAINE, THESE AREN´T BOOM TIMES FOR AMERICAN ARMSMAKERS / THE ECONOMIST

Despite Ukraine, these aren’t boom times for American armsmakers Where’s the war bounty? Camden, a small town in the backwoods of southern A...

THE ONLY DIRECTION FOR XI´S DICTATORSHIP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Only Direction for Xi’s Dictatorship Over the past decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping has exploited Communist Party leaders’ fear of l...

XI´S CONGRESS REPORT LAYS BARE AN AGRESSIVE AND STATIST WORLDVIEW / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Xi’s congress report lays bare an aggressive and statist worldview It is now clear that the Chinese Communist party no longer rules out the ...

REGULATORS LOOK TO LESSEN TREASURY MARKET RELIANCE ON BIG BANK DEALERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Regulators Look to Lessen Treasury Market Reliance on Big Bank Dealers Federal Reserve and Treasury Department have been on alert about the ...

CAN BRITAIN ESCAPE THE "MORON RISK PREMIUM"? / THE ECONOMIST

Can Britain escape the “moron risk premium”? Parsing the bond market’s judgment of the government After a month of being exciting for all th...

THE NEW NUCLEAR ERA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The New Nuclear Era For many years, scholars and officials have believed that the nuclear problem was a relic of the Cold War. To the contra...