T.S. Elliot pronounced that Virgil’s Aeneid was a universal classic since the poem reflects the foundation of how you create and preserve a world system. The Aeneid displays in a […]

The risks of an economic slowdown is compounded by trade war rhetoric, a Brexit without a deal, the reduction of short-term rates (Asian central banks lowered their rates in the […]

The Center for Financial Stability (CFS) recently hosted a roundtable discussion on European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy with Philipp Hartmann. Philipp is Deputy Director General for research at the […]

Danny Rodrick might have been right after all when he argued in his 1997 book (titled Has Globalization Gone Too Far?) that we should be careful how far we are […]

In last week’s commentary, we discussed some perspectives of gathering clouds over the short-term horizon (6-10 months). We expressed the opinion that caution is warranted regarding new market highs given […]

Data from around the world show that economic activity is slowing down. At the same time, the trade uncertainty exacerbates the concerns that a slowdown crowned with an intensifying trade […]

What happens if you put new wine into old wineskins? Simply, the old wineskin will burst during the process of fermentation and then a mess will be created, value will […]

 “My fellow Americans, the time has come to confront the Chinese in the only way they know. Money talks and when money talks everyone is condemned to listen. Therefore, […]

The EU elections held last weekend throughout the EU provided us with some important lessons that could prove to be pivotal in the unfolding drama in the land where Eurocrats, […]