By Jeffrey Tucker, Primus inter pares, Laissez Faire Club, The great recession continues in so many ways but online commerce […]
The State of the World: A Framework
By George Friedman, Stratfor, The evolution of geopolitics is cyclical. Powers rise, fall and shift. Changes occur in every generation […]
Year of the Dragon heralds power shift in China
Year of the Dragon heralds power shift in China by: Michael Sainsbury: The Australian Chinese New Year celebrations are expected […]
Lessons of the 1930s
Lessons of the 1930s There could be trouble ahead In 2008 the world dodged a second Depression by avoiding the […]
Born in the USA: A Look at What Could Go Right
By Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc, from Schwab website, Key Points The expectations bar has […]
Japan’s Economy Struggles for Air
By Edward Hugh With the arrival of the first real Japanese data since the tsunami struck, the immensity of the […]
China Should Raise Its Currency—for Its Own Good
By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, China’s cheap currency, one of the great boogeymen of international economics, will come roaring back […]
Too Many Men?
Chazen Global Insights, In December 2010, Chazen Director Shang-Jin Wei briefed officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce on how […]
Land Becomes Cash Crop in Farm Belt
By LAUREN ETTER and SCOTT KILMAN, WSJ, Prices for irrigated cropland soared 9.6% in the third quarter across the western […]
Weaker Dollar Seen as Unlikely to Cure Joblessness
Shipping containers at the Port of Houston in Texas. A weak dollar can help business but may not mean more […]