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Euros & Dollars: Two Problems with EU’s New Fiscal Rules

Sven R. Larson January 19, 2024

The EU’s new fiscal rules are supposed to solve the problem with member state budget deficits. But so far, neither the European Parliament nor the European Council has addressed the two biggest problems with their reform efforts.

Euros & Dollars: Recession and Austerity in Germany

Sven R. Larson January 16, 2024

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.

Euros & Dollars: U.S. Congress Wasted Another Year

Sven R. Larson December 27, 2023

The growth in debt will only stop when the U.S. government is struck by a real fiscal crisis. Nothing else will work.

Euros & Dollars: The Three Phases of U.S. Fiscal Decline

Sven R. Larson December 5, 2023

Congress is borrowing 26 cents of every dollar they spend. Only structural spending reforms can prevent a fiscal meltdown—and time is running out.

Moody’s Opens Path to U.S. Fiscal Crisis

Sven R. Larson November 15, 2023

The latest report on the U.S. government’s credit worthiness is nothing short of fiscal and political dynamite. It should put Congress and President Biden on full alert.

A Fiscal Crisis Hits America

Sven R. Larson July 27, 2023

There is this notion that America will never face a fiscal crisis of the kind other countries have fallen victim to. This notion is dead wrong. Here is what an American fiscal crisis can look like.

Fiscal Forecast: When the IMF Destroyed Greece, Part II

Sven R. Larson June 29, 2023

The Greek economy was almost destroyed because politicians prioritized the Greek budget deficit over the Greek economy, and because economists at the IMF were not properly educated.

Fiscal Forecast: When the IMF Destroyed Greece, Part I

Sven R. Larson June 28, 2023

The Greek economic disaster a decade ago was totally preventable. It was inflicted upon Greece by arrogant politicians and incompetent economists. If we learn its lesson, we can avoid similar disasters when Europe enters its next recession.

Fiscal Forecast Europe: ECB Silent on New Fiscal Crisis

Sven R. Larson May 4, 2023

While the stars are lining up for another fiscal crisis in Europe, the ECB’s chief economist fails to even mention the threat. Is the ECB ignorant on what is coming down the pike?

A Lawmaker’s Guide to the Next Fiscal Crisis

Sven R. Larson January 20, 2023

Every government with debt on hand, and especially those with debt levels that are already unsustainable, must get to work on a contingency plan for the coming recession.

Tag: fiscal crisis

Euros & Dollars: Two Problems with EU’s New Fiscal Rules

Euros & Dollars: Recession and Austerity in Germany

Euros & Dollars: U.S. Congress Wasted Another Year

Euros & Dollars: The Three Phases of U.S. Fiscal Decline

Moody’s Opens Path to U.S. Fiscal Crisis

A Fiscal Crisis Hits America

Fiscal Forecast: When the IMF Destroyed Greece, Part II

Fiscal Forecast: When the IMF Destroyed Greece, Part I

Fiscal Forecast Europe: ECB Silent on New Fiscal Crisis

A Lawmaker’s Guide to the Next Fiscal Crisis

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