One would have to go back to Soviet times to find a more authoritarian polity in Russia.

The U.S. Treasury keeps selling a lot of short-term, expensive debt when long-term debt is demonstrably cheaper. Why?

Nine EU states are now in a recession. The ECB can help the continent ease the downturn, but they are up against bigger forces of economic stagnation.

By supporting the “European project”, Catholic bishops often forget that they ask voters to back today’s MEPs who favour abortion and euthanasia.

Many analysts think that today’s interest rates are the exception and that rates should always be low. History tells a different story.

The Socialist Party, which is devoid of leadership and a sense of public service, has gotten what it deserves.

There is a deep, structural flaw in the Swedish economy. It is so bad that the country is now slow-walking itself into an economic crisis.

In 18 months, the cost of the federal government’s debt has increased by 86%. Where will it be 18 months from now?

President Macron is setting the stage for bad budget battles to come. Meanwhile, the French economy is getting worse by the day.

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.