P.J. Media: Despite Legislative Setbacks, Trump Winning War on Regulations

By SIMON CONSTABLE

President Trump might not be winning when it comes to shuffling legislation through Congress, but the same cannot be said when it comes to regulatory rollback.

On the latter matter, his actions set a historic precedent. That is likely good for the economy and may help explain the surging stock market.

“There’s a massive movement on regulations in the first few months of Trump,” says David Ranson, director of research at HCWE & Co.

How massive? As Mr. Trump might say, it’s Bigly. Read more here.

U.S. News: What Changes In Emerging Markets Mean for Your Investments

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Recent tweaks emerging market indexes and economic growth rates show the changing nature of investing in the category.

The changes this year are part of a process that will likely continue over the coming years, so it behooves savvy investors to pay close attention. Read more here.

P.J. Media: Fed Suggestion That Hurricanes are Good for Economy? Hardly

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The Federal Reserve is starting to look as absurd as a character from Alice in Wonderland.

Earlier this month, an official of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggested that the hurricanes that devastated Florida and the metropolitan Houston area would be good for the economy. Read more here.

Middle East Eye: Iran nuclear deal may be dead within weeks

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The Iran nuclear deal could be dead by mid-October, and the potential collapse of the agreement, which lifted sanctions on Iran last year, may send crude prices higher by $10 a barrel.

This is the assessment of one analyst who both understands how the politics of Washington work and also has deep knowledge of the global energy market. Read more here.

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U.S. News: Why Global Stocks Should Surge From Here

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Global stocks look set to surge from here.

It's because they are about to pass a significant earnings milestone. Here's what's happening and why it's good news for equity investors.

Earnings per share for all the public companies in the world could be about to surpass $30, according to a recent report from brokerage company Charles Schwab. The firm bases that figure on an analysis of consensus EPS estimates for the next 12 months for the stocks in the MSCI All Country World Index. Read more here.

Forbes: U.K. Politician Offers Cure For Housing That Is Worse Than The Disease

By SIMON CONSTABLE

A leading British politician just announced a policy that would be worse than the economic disease its designed to solve.

The man in question is Sir. Vince Cable, leader of the U.K. Liberal Democrat party who has taken aim at Britain's appalling housing crisis. Read more here.

Forbes: Forget Full-time Work, Gigs Can Be Safer

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Hardly a week goes by without someone lamenting the rise of the so-called "gig economy" where freelancers cobble together income from multiple sources. The common complaints are that there's no security in freelance work and that such workers are exploited.  The frequent call to action is that companies should create more permanent jobs because that would give workers more security.

Such claims and calls to action defy logic.

Consider the following here.