
Inflation Down in Most of Europe
Most EU countries have made impressive strides in returning to price stability. So why is Belgium going against the tide?

Most EU countries have made impressive strides in returning to price stability. So why is Belgium going against the tide?

The ECB is on a mission to return the euro zone to low interest rates. For three reasons, I am stubbornly opposed to this.

Anyone looking for a parody of fiscal policy needs to look no further than France. The French government has been in breach of the EU’s

The Federal Reserve’s motive was more dramatic than the media will tell us. They basically had no choice but to ‘go big.’

While Europe as a whole is in economic stagnation, some countries are bright spots that defy that trend.

Central banks returning us to very low interest rates could encourage more government debt, risking another inflation episode.

There is a significant risk that the emerging trend of lower interest rates will put us right back where we started just before the recent inflation episode.

As the Federal Reserve readies its first rate cut since the inflation spike, it joins the ECB in facing an economic slowdown with persistent, elevated inflation rates.

In private, Eurocrats are not optimistic about Harris’ candidacy.

Inflation varies wildly across the euro zone. Economists have not yet been able to explain why; here is my hypothesis.