Another wave of media stories tries to portray Sweden as a reborn haven for capitalism. Nothing could be further from the truth.
With the threat of stagflation growing stronger, the ECB is allegedly still reluctant to raise interest rates. This is very troubling, especially with stagflation lurking in the woods.
Recent discussions have tried to explain a transatlantic difference that has been growing for decades.
Here comes another political-posturing project from Brussels.
Having learned nothing from history, the EU Commission has ordered a report that looks like an instruction manual for how to chase wealth out of Europe.
The numbers don’t lie, but euro zone money chief Christine Lagarde still refuses to be responsible and admit the obvious.
If their tax plan is any indication, Hungary’s incoming government will declare political war on the nation’s conservative accomplishments.
There is at least a 90% chance that the common currency will squander all economic progress the country made under Fidesz.
Socialists and conservatives differ on what to do about population decline. But that does not liberate them from taking political ownership of the problem.
The groundwork for the current economic standstill was laid already in Maastricht in 1992.
The Hungarian economy cannot afford to be forced into a one-size-fits-all monetary policy.
A new report points to signs of looming credit problems for the EU’s deeply indebted governments. Ignoring these signs is not an option.