GLOBALISATION IS NOT DEAD -- IT´S JUST CHANGED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Globalisation is not dead — it’s just changed What happens next does not depend on the US alone, we are seeing a shift to a multipolar world...

JAPAN´S CURIOIUS CALLS FOR AN ASIAN NATO / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Japan’s Curious Calls for an Asian NATO Ultimately, Tokyo wants more autonomy from Washington in its defense relationships. By: Victoria Her...

A TRUMP BOOM? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A Trump Boom? With his remarkable electoral comeback, Donald Trump has defined an era in American political history. But his legacy will dep...

MIDDLE-CLASS MALAISE: THE SURPRISING STAGNATION OF ASIA´S MIDDLE CLASSES / THE ECONOMIST

Middle-class malaise The surprising stagnation of Asia’s middle classes It could shake up everything from profits to politics In August Amal...

MASSIVE COMEX DELIVERIES SINCE THANKSGIVING / MACLEOD FINANCE

Massive Comex deliveries since Thanksgiving In the last ten trading sessions on Comex, 62 tonnes of gold have been stood for delivery, and 1...

BITCOIN´S SHIFT TOWARDS RESPECTABILITY SHOULD CONCERN US ALL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Bitcoin’s shift towards respectability should concern us all Regulators have not put in the necessary controls needed to address underlying ...

HOW GLOBAL PUBLIC INVESTMENT SHOULD WORK / PROJECT SYNDICATE

How Global Public Investment Should Work Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to m...

FROM NIXON TO CHINA, TO TRUMP TO TEHRAN / THE ECONOMIST

Danger and deals in the Middle East From Nixon to China, to Trump to Tehran Iran is weak. For America’s next president that creates an oppor...

BLACKROCK´S BILLIONAIRE BONANZA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

BlackRock’s billionaire bonanza The asset manager’s acquisition tear makes the leadership succession process more complex Brooke Masters  Bl...

TRUMP´S DEMOLITION OF THE U.S. STATE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump’s demolition of the US state One irony of the president-elect’s campaign of destruction is that the government is in dire need of refo...

INVESTORS SHOULDN´T COUNT ON MUCH HELP FROM THE FED NEXT YEAR / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Investors Shouldn’t Count on Much Help From the Fed Next Year Markets still expect two or three rate cuts in 2025. That could be too optimis...