Tag: economy

Is A Recession Really Coming?

Although some countries have recovered, overall economic activity has been disappointing. To make matters worse, a closer look at capital formation—a.k.a., business investments—and consumer spending suggest that a recession is in fact just around the corner.

Volatility Strikes Debt Markets

Volatility in prices and yields on the government-debt markets are the second highest recorded since 2009.

Liz Truss Plans to Boost Immigration

Truss seems happy to keep disappointing the right flank of her party. Truss’s approach to immigration may also tank her popularity with voters who expected a government willing to sacrifice the absolute value of GDP for a stronger, more socially cohesive nation.

EU’s von der Leyen’s State of the Union: High on Idealism

Fully decked out in Ukrainian colors, von der Leyen took to the EU Parliament’s stage, where she delivered her speech as Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska looked on. This year, it was not to be business as usual for the Commission head.

Recession or Not? Part I

While it is correct that a recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, it is not correct that the American GDP declined two quarters in a row. Unfortunately, all the economists and analysts who made the recession call were wrong.

EU Public Finances Improving

For the EU as a whole, total government debt declined from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of 2022. Three countries with large deficits saw significant improvements, and twelve experienced a reduction in their deficits.