
Euros & Dollars: ECB Issues Grim Economic Outlook
The latest policy statement from the euro zone’s central bank is a harsh message to all governments that have budget problems.

The latest policy statement from the euro zone’s central bank is a harsh message to all governments that have budget problems.

After half a century of solid left-wing hegemony, Portugal might be days away from an extraordinary shift to the Right.

After a long, agonizing encounter with monetary inflation, Europe is back to more normal levels of price increases. Ironically, that bodes well for the EU economy for the coming recession.

The former U.S. President and the Hungarian Prime Minister are the two symbols on either side of the Atlantic of a reemerging anti-globalist, anti-woke, conservative alliance.

More and more finance experts express worry about the U.S. government’s debt. Only Congress can prevent a fiscal crisis, but time is running out—fast.

Jobless rates are rising, especially among young workers.

Every time there is a disturbance in the market for U.S. debt, the American economy inches closer to a full-scale debt crisis. We just moved another inch or two.

The trend with worried debt market investors continues. If this gets worse, higher—not lower—interest rates will be the least of our concerns.

Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, talks about making ‘seigniorage’ illegal. But does he really know what the term means?

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