WHAT´S WRONG WITH THE SCHILLER CAPE BENCHMARK FOR MARKETS? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

What’s wrong with the Shiller Cape benchmark for markets? The ratio is wheeled out to support bold claims about future returns. It cannot be...

WHO OWNS THE GOLD? / MACLEOD FINANCE

Who owns the gold? MACLEODFINANCE An overlooked aspect of geopolitics is the defensive action taken by Asian hegemons and their close allies...

WHAT IS THE FED THINKING? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What Is the Fed Thinking? The US Federal Reserve has clearly signaled that it is in no hurry to align its policy interest rate with the pres...

TRUMP´BETRAYAL OF UKRAINE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine The Republicans refusal to supply arms is sabotaging Kyiv’s war effort Gideon Rachman © James Ferguson There are...

THE AMERICAN DILEMMA OF WAR / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The American Dilemma of War By: George Friedman Many argue that the United States should not have involved itself in the Ukraine war.  For s...

GERMANY´S DANGEROUS ALTERNATIVES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Germany’s Dangerous Alternatives Since the end of the Cold War, Germans were spared from having to decide between competing visions of their...

DISSATISFACTION WITH DEMOCRACY IS CORROSIVE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Dissatisfaction with democracy is corrosive The UK is caught in a vicious downward spiral at a time when it needs bold leadership and imagin...

MEXICO´S PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY ARE FIGHTING CLAIMS OF CORRUPTION / THE ECONOMIST

The C word Mexico’s president and his family are fighting claims of corruption The truth is that Andrés Manuel López Obrador has done too li...

ISRAEL- HAMAS WAR UNDERSCORES EGYPT´S INDECISIVENESS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Israel-Hamas War Underscores Egypt’s Indecisiveness Cairo is walking a tightrope, unwilling to either categorically condemn or support Hamas...

THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR INFLATION JOURNEY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Next Phase of Our Inflation Journey The United States could achieve an inflation rate at or near the 2% target this year, with the real ...