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The End of the Rising Interest Rates

Sven R. Larson November 2, 2023

With two months left in 2023, the Federal Reserve and the ECB have struck a note of confidence with debt-market investors. This gives Europe hope as they slide into a recession, but will it help America avoid a fiscal crisis?

Credit Crunch Spells Bad News for Europe

Sven R. Larson October 26, 2023

Europe’s banks are in credit-crunch mode. The ECB’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged is meant to help, but it also raises the white flag on inflation.

The U.S. Debt by the Numbers

Sven R. Larson September 29, 2023

The U.S. debt keeps growing, and nobody seems to want to stop its growth. But what does the debt actually look like? Who owns it, and what are its components?

Germany: Housing Prices Falling at Record Pace

Robert Semonsen September 27, 2023

Study: Rising interest rates and energy-efficiency uncertainty drive price decline.

New Budget, New Spring for Sweden

Sven R. Larson September 22, 2023

The Swedish government’s budget is thoughtful, intelligent, and well balanced. Let’s see if it also can deliver as promised.

America Has Borrowed $2 Trillion in One Year

Sven R. Larson September 20, 2023

In the world of public finance, we call this ‘rocketing your country into a fiscal crisis.’

Europe in Slow-Moving Recession

Sven R. Larson August 23, 2023

In country after country, the economy is getting worse. What can governments do about it?

Fiscal Forecast: American Economic Standstill

Sven R. Larson June 21, 2023

A new economic forecast points with near certainty to a U.S. debt crisis in the near future.

The America Report: Birth Rates, Interest Rates, and More Bud Light Moments

Sven R. Larson May 7, 2023

Speaking of the need among some people to repeat the mistakes of the past: the saga of Bud Light and its recent public-relations disaster is being amended with another chapter.

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Financial Markets Bad for Tax Revenue

Sven R. Larson April 20, 2023

Financial markets are important to governments that need a lot of tax revenue to pay for their welfare states. The problem with taxes levied on financial markets is that they generate unstable revenue.

Tag: interest rates

The End of the Rising Interest Rates

Credit Crunch Spells Bad News for Europe

The U.S. Debt by the Numbers

Germany: Housing Prices Falling at Record Pace

New Budget, New Spring for Sweden

America Has Borrowed $2 Trillion in One Year

Europe in Slow-Moving Recession

Fiscal Forecast: American Economic Standstill

The America Report: Birth Rates, Interest Rates, and More Bud Light Moments

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Financial Markets Bad for Tax Revenue

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