Bears like Hoisington can point to a July article published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank arguing that the yield curve does a better job reading the tea leaves than professional forecasters.

FORBES: Magazine Article

But a rarer beast can be observed in late August, when a herd of 100 or so central bankers and economists from around the world gather for the annual symposium of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (see article).

ECONOMIST: A guide to the future

In another article, Mr Zhou suggested the creation of a new international reserve currency, managed by the IMF, to replace the dollar.

ECONOMIST: China and the G20

As Nansen Saleri, the CEO of Quantum Reserve Impact in Houston and former head of reservoir management for Saudi Aramco, reported in his article in The Wall Street Journal, existing oil capacity exceeds current demand by between 3 million and 5 million barrels of oil a day.

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