Don't miss this informative essay by this economist on what you must know about the financial policies which will determine our economic future "There’s an unavoidable question: What are the political consequences of a growing reliance on Beijing’s control over the Chinese economy? The eurozone is perched on the edge of a recession — a hard Brexit will make matters worse — but a sharp slowdown in Germany means that the interests of North & South are actually aligned. The Trump administration — and the Republican Party — threatens the institutions of economic policymaking in the U.S. Historically, it’s been radical governments that elicited a hard line from conservative central bankers. It’s extraordinary that this possibility is now being canvassed in what remains the heart of global capitalism."