A NEW CATHOLIC COUNTER-REVOLUTION IS UNDER WAY IN EUROPE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

A new Catholic counter-revolution is under way in Europe From Italy and Spain to Poland, rightwing parties stress national sovereignty and c...

FEED PEOPLE, NOT FACTORY FARMS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Feed People, Not Factory Farms There can be no excuse for Russia, in pursuit of its war of aggression against Ukraine, to target that countr...

THE STATE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The State of the War in Ukraine By: George Friedman A month and a half ago, right after the attempted Wagner coup, there appeared to be chao...

U.S. REGIONAL BANKS STRUGGLE TO BREAK FREE FROM GOVERNMENT LIFE SUPPORT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

US regional banks struggle to break free from government life support Lenders still tapping hundreds of billions of dollars of funding that ...

A REAL-ESTATE HAVEN TURNS PERILOUS WITH ROUGHLY $1TRILLION COMING DUE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

A Real-Estate Haven Turns Perilous With Roughly $1 Trillion Coming Due Apartment buildings rose in value for years, but surging interest rat...

THE REAL INFLACION CULPRITS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Real Inflation Culprits The recent surge in inflation in both the US and Europe has been blamed primarily on supply shocks. But a closer...

PREVENTING A U.S.-CHINA WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Preventing a US-China War China and America both need to pursue policies that will reduce economic and geopolitical tensions and foster heal...

BLOW OUT: PARTS OF COLOMBIA ARE NOW AWASH WITH COCAINE / THE ECONOMIST

Blow out Parts of Colombia are now awash with cocaine  Prices are plummeting, partly because of massive overproduction  The world’s demand f...

THERE IS POLITICAL LOGIC TO FITCH´S DOWNGRADING OF U.S. DEBT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

There is political logic to Fitch’s downgrading of US debt A divided Congress is in no position to tackle America’s serious fiscal problems ...

REAL RATES AREN´T YOUR REAL FRIENDS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Real Rates Aren’t Your Real Friends Inflation-adjusted yields have risen ahead of the Jackson Hole summit. Though this is often linked to a ...