Euros & Dollars: Lower Inflation Opens for ECB Rate Cut
Low inflation and rising unemployment suggest that the ECB will soon abandon its tight monetary policy.
Low inflation and rising unemployment suggest that the ECB will soon abandon its tight monetary policy.
The system that is used to measure a nation’s economy is so complex that it would take a group of national-accounts experts to even attempt to forge the data.
Finnish unions threaten to strike in February over government cuts to social benefits. They forget the massive, destructive government growth that took place 15 years ago.
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.
Here is why the seven EU member states who still have their own currency should stay out of the euro zone.
The doom-and-gloom pundits are wrong. The U.S. economy is in good shape, but there are three dark clouds lurking on the horizon.
Conservatism should emphasize the compatibility of valuing social cohesion at home over perverse incentives to allow mass immigration.
New rules aim to make member states more resilient in the face of economic crises and increasing debt sustainability across the bloc.
Good news! America has avoided a recession. But the Federal Reserve can still make one happen.
If Sweden were to join the euro, its economy would be less unstable, but more stagnant. The situation for Swedish households and domestic-oriented businesses would go from bad to worse.
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