Olaf Scholz’s government fell on a stumbling block that was placed in his way by none other than Angela Merkel.
A legitimate concern is that governments will go back to money printing as a way to fund their deficits. Central bank rate cuts encourage this.
By doubling down on the proxy war against Russia, NATO is dragging us closer and closer towards the nuclear threshold.
Recommendations from the EU Council play a much bigger role in shaping national law than they should.
Europe should expect a mix of positive and negative effects from a Trump presidency. With a little luck, the positive effects will outweigh the negative ones.
Although the central bank president makes some salient points, they do not add up to the really big reason why Europe keeps falling economically behind America.
Often seen as a gamble, bitcoin could combat poverty and support a transition to an ecologically conservationist economy.
This is quite possibly the worst case I have seen of statistical malpractice by a reputable statistics agency.
While proposing fiscal austerity, the Labour government hopes to revive the British economy. For a number of reasons, this will not work.
Interest rates continue to decline in Europe, but investors should be aware. The calm in the markets today could precipitate a storm tomorrow.
Under the guise of appeasement, the war against the traditionalists continues unabated.
Britain’s Home Office has worked with the College of Policing to criminalise private thoughts and conversations.
Decades of budget-balancing fiscal policy have now eaten their way into so many vital systems in Swedish society that the country is at risk of a systemic implosion.
Maduro is a communist, and communists rarely give in to the demands of justice.
As the economic elite comes to Washington for the IMF-World Bank meetings, they cry about Trump’s idea for trade tariffs. Frankly, they have no idea what they are talking about.
Most EU countries have made impressive strides in returning to price stability. So why is Belgium going against the tide?
Teresa Ribera will need to clarify to what extent the Commission should be outlawing mergers between companies.
The ECB is on a mission to return the euro zone to low interest rates. For three reasons, I am stubbornly opposed to this.
Workers are frustrated over recent inflation, but an aggressive push for rapid wage hikes could bring inflation back, and make it stay longer.
The Economics Prize committee seems to pick laureates based not on scholarship, but on the committee members’ own political preferences.
Given the scale of the migratory disaster, the least the EU could do is to grant an opt-out to the states that wish to regain control over their borders.
Politicians in two European countries try to end budget deficits by taxing the rich more. As evidence shows, this is a very bad idea.
Kamala Harris’s tax on unrealized capital gains is clumsy, immoral, and economically ineffective.
Conservatives love citing the Laffer Curve to justify tax cuts, but before they rush to use it, they’d be wise to first understand its flaws and limitations.
Problems of hate and harassment coincide with Labour decision to axe Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
The center-right government’s attempt at stimulating the economy does just that—while at the same time doing the very opposite.
The Islamic jihad has been so brutal that many researchers call it “the largest genocide in human history.”
“We’re facing a climate emergency and we can no longer afford to not face it together.”
There are many reasons for the current U.S. debt, one being that Congress has reduced its constitutional budget duty to a legislative bargaining tool.
Moscow’s tradition of acting on its threats should inspire caution in Western capitals.