
Stock Market Crash: Don’t Believe the Hype
Fear not the stock market. Fear politicians who use its drama as a pretext to do stupid things to the economy.

Fear not the stock market. Fear politicians who use its drama as a pretext to do stupid things to the economy.

The veteran EU politician, known as a pragmatic technocrat, could be Rome’s best chance to secure the budget portfolio in the next EU Commission.

Pakistan has become an Islamic hell for Christians.

The solution to the Venezuelan crisis is to dismiss the narratives spread by the Sao Paulo Forum and to recognise Edmundo González as president-elect.

The Federal Reserve faces market pressure to cut rates in September, while the ECB is expected to cut rates shortly before the Fed’s meeting.

Two prominent American politicians want to get the government deeply involved in bitcoin. That does not bode well, either for bitcoin or for the government.

For corporations encouraging egg freezing, childlessness is the point.

While most other Western leaders are the blind leading the blind, Orbán focuses on the future with unmatched clarity.

Not even Spain, the growth leader, is building anything for the future. How much worse can this get?

U.S. debt passes a sad milestone. But the situation is not much better in Europe.
Combined with elevated unemployment, a stagnant economy spells trouble for the Lithuanians. To drop a package of tax hikes into this mix is to play with fire.
With inflation and the business cycle moving in very different directions across the euro zone, the ECB’s expected rate cut may end up being of no real economic consequence.
The initial reaction from both the tech industry and users has blurred the clarity of the act’s antitrust objectives.
The ruling Hungarian party has made the choice between war and peace its main campaign message.
After a record sale of U.S. debt, some analysts are suggesting that China and BRICS are waging a form of economic warfare on America. Is there any truth to this suggestion?
How can the EU reconcile a common immigration policy with the fact that European public opinion is very worried about the arrival of immigrants?
When economists forecast with great accuracy, and when their forecasts produce eerily convenient numbers, it is wise to be cautious.
Senatorial report exposes state’s inadequate response to growing crisis
In support of independence activists, the French Left defends tradition, national identity, and sovereignty—as long as it concerns the Antipodes.
There is a distinct reason why inflation does not fall further. I am surprised nobody talks about it.
Inflation has given tax revenue an artificial boost over the past couple of years. Price stability is back now, yet government spending keeps growing at unsustainable rates.
What some pundits see as “propping up the bond market” are in reality desperate measures to prevent a major U.S. bank crisis.