THE FUNDAMENTAL REASON CHINA WILL STRUGGLE TO DETHRONE THE DOLLAR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The fundamental reason China will struggle to dethrone the dollar Making a currency a global standard demands deep trust in its issuer’s ope...

CHINA, INDIA AND THE PATH TO ESCALATION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China, India and the Path to Escalation Beijing’s clashes with New Delhi are part of the Chinese strategy to extract concessions from Washin...

THE WRONG BRICS EXPANSION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Wrong BRICS Expansion The BRICS group's planned enlargement is a missed opportunity. The world does not need more countries to fall ...

PUTIN, TRUMP AND THE MEANING OF A MAFIA STATE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Putin, Trump and the meaning of a mafia state Demands for personal loyalty and an obsession with revenge are hallmarks of the Godfather styl...

DON´T BUY THE FED´S RATE PROJECTIONS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Don’t Buy the Fed’s Rate Projections Most Federal Reserve policy makers project the central bank will raise rates one more time this year. T...

SOLVING CORRESPONDING BANKING´S WOES / THE BANKER

Solving correspondent banking’s woes While AI solutions and ISO 20022’s rollout offer some relief, the challenges to correspondent banking r...

JAVIER MILEI MEANS MORE OF THE SAME FOR ARGENTINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Javier Milei Means More of the Same for Argentina Javier Milei, the right-wing Argentine populist and presidential hopeful, is being touted ...

THE FIVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SHIFTS HAPPENING NOW / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The five global economic shifts happening now As uncertainty and inflation challenge central bankers and policymakers, they must also adapt ...

THE CHINESE MYSTERY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Chinese Mystery By: George Friedman Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has disappeared.  Some reports say he was meeting with Vietnames...