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Topic of the day: Fiscal Problems 1. The U.S. and Reinhart and Rogoff Reinhart And Rogoff Are Confusing Me - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com Debt and growth revisited | Reinhart and Rogoff Why Won’t “Fiscal Hawks” Discuss The…

Wheat is trading higher today, positioning to snap a 4-day profit-taking decline. The US Dept of Agriculture provided updated its forecasts for grain production. It now forecasts a global harvest for year than began June 1 at 645.7 mln…

From the BBH Currency Strategy Team. Highlights The US dollar is mostly firmer today after yesterday’s surge.  After  yesterday’s gains were briefly and marginally extended in early Asian trading, a consolidative/corrective…

With America's new-found trade deficits, the trade war with China will heat up again. Will it wait until after the mid-terms? Probably not because American politicians will want to convince voters that they are doing something to help with…

Highlights The US dollar has fully recouped and more so the losses inflicted in the immediate aftermath of the FOMC’s decision to recycle the MBS and Agency bond holding proceeds backing into Treasuries.  Its somewhat more gloomy…

Topic of the day: China's Housing market (no links yesterday, but a bunch today. Here is the topic of the day: China and its housing market. What we want to see is a soft landing. But irrespective of this, the question is what a soft/hard…

Highlights The US dollar is trading with a firmer bias across the board.  The main driver appears to be a reassessment of the likely outcome of today’s FOMC meeting as many Fed-watchers play down the likelihood of renewed asset…

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Must-read piece What collapsing empire looks like - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com China John Lee: China's Rise and the Road to War - WSJ.com Letter From China - Chinese Paving the Road to Freedom With Cash - NYTimes.com 'Most…