Category: Analysis

Euros & Dollars: Britain Is Losing Brexit

Euros & Dollars: Britain Is Losing Brexit

The British economy has stopped growing. Despite Remainers’ claims, Brexit is not to blame.

January 17, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Recession and Austerity in Germany

Euros & Dollars: Recession and Austerity in Germany

With their economy in a recession, the Bundestag may be forced to subject the Germans to harsh austerity policies, whether they want it or not.

January 16, 2024
The New French Government: A Mixture of Bad Political Calculations

The New French Government: A Mixture of Bad Political Calculations

Nothing’s new in Macron’s world: lack of ideological consistency and mediocre political coups.

January 13, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Stop Dramatizing U.S. Inflation!

Euros & Dollars: Stop Dramatizing U.S. Inflation!

This week, the media made a big deal out of the December numbers on U.S. inflation. There was no reason for that.

January 12, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Debt Is America’s Biggest Revenue Source

Euros & Dollars: Debt Is America’s Biggest Revenue Source

The U.S. government now borrows 35 cents of every dollar it spends. Congress, meanwhile, is busy trying to keep the offices of the federal government open.

January 11, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Fiscal Muscles for Brussels, Part II

Euros & Dollars: Fiscal Muscles for Brussels, Part II

The EU hints that it wants to get involved in health care funding. If it does, it could disrupt national health care models and grow government at the expense of other ways to pay for medical services.

January 10, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Biden’s Oversized Jobs Reports

Euros & Dollars: Biden’s Oversized Jobs Reports

The U.S. government just revised its jobs numbers for 2023. Why did they do it? Is it all a big Biden conspiracy?

January 9, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Fiscal Muscles for Brussels, Part I

Euros & Dollars: Fiscal Muscles for Brussels, Part I

In a nefarious attempt to grab power, the EU keeps pushing for its own tax revenue—and to be allowed to spend a lot more money.

January 4, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Hungarian Economy Still Standing Strong

Euros & Dollars: Hungarian Economy Still Standing Strong

In the cacophony of EU criticism, it is easy to forget that Hungary is one of Europe’s most enduring economic success stories. The unfolding recession has not changed that.

January 3, 2024
Euros & Dollars: No Point in Joining the Euro

Euros & Dollars: No Point in Joining the Euro

Here is why the seven EU member states who still have their own currency should stay out of the euro zone.

January 2, 2024
Euros & Dollars: A Hard Look at the Economy in 2024

Euros & Dollars: A Hard Look at the Economy in 2024

Next year is shaping up to be tough, both for the euro zone and European countries outside of it. How bad will the recession be? Our forecast goes beyond conventional economic wisdom to find out.

December 30, 2023
Euros & Dollars: U.S. Facing Fatal Fiscal Choice in 2024

Euros & Dollars: U.S. Facing Fatal Fiscal Choice in 2024

The U.S. Congress must make a choice—and make it now. Do they want to play fiscal defense and let the debt grow? Or do they want to play fiscal offense and solve the problem for good?

December 29, 2023