
Euros & Dollars: Bad Timing for Lithuania’s Tax Hikes
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.

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.
The Left won’t forgive the media outlet for its decisive role in the development of Éric Zemmour’s political persona—and success.
With facts and logic speaking against the green transition, countries headed for an economic recession should urgently rethink their energy policies.
Anyone proposing more U.S. defense spending with borrowed money should consider what happens when increasingly uneasy investors have had enough of U.S. debt.
A review of the past 60 years of inflation and monetary policy shows why the Fed must be conservative as it considers rate cuts later this year.
Low inflation and rising unemployment suggest that the ECB will soon abandon its tight monetary policy.
The system that is used to measure a nation’s economy is so complex that it would take a group of national-accounts experts to even attempt to forge the data.
There are two quiet trends at work in the market for U.S. debt that analysts normally do not pay attention to. They should: if these trends continue, there will be turmoil in the market.
There is a big need for structural reforms to the Slovakian welfare state. Such reforms require a level of political leadership that Europe so far has only seen in Hungary.
Questions have been raised about the veracity of the IMF report showing Russian economy outperforming the West. But it is extremely difficult to falsify GDP data.
Despite differences in inflation rates and macroeconomic trends, many central banks make their policy decisions based on what the Federal Reserve does.
Finally, the U.S. Treasury is doing something to curb the rise in debt costs. But is it too late already to prevent a fiscal crisis in America?
This was a bold move by one of Europe’s best-run monetary authorities.