THE GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL ARMS RACE IS JUST WHAT WE NEED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The global industrial arms race is just what we need Manufacturing is undergoing a revival around the world, sending several secular trends ...

WHY INVESTORS CAN´T AGREE ON THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK / THE ECONOMIST

Why investors can’t agree on the financial outlook Welcome to a stock safari The quokka, an Australian marsupial about the size of a domesti...

THE RETURN OF THE WARLORDS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Return of the Warlords A hundred years ago, it was China, not Russia, that was weakened by chronic conflict between private armies. The ...

THIS YEAR´S EL NIÑO WILL HIT PERU ESPECIALLY HARD / THE ECONOMIST

Little boy blues This year’s El Niño will hit Peru especially hard The economic costs are higher and longer lasting than previously thought ...

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE CENTRAL-BANK GROUPTHINK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Never Underestimate Central-Bank Groupthink Markets increasingly believe monetary policy will chart different paths across Western countries...

THE TRILLION-GALLON QUESTION / THE NEW YORK TIMES BIG READ

The Trillion-Gallon Question Extreme weather is threatening California’s dams. What happens if they fail? By Christopher Cox Photographs and...