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Monday 03/September/2018 14:33 PM

The myth of secular stagnation

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, some economists argued that the United States, and perhaps the global economy, was suffering from “secular...

Monday 03/September/2018 14:30 PM

Britain’s losing trade strategy

The British government has now launched its plan to turn the United Kingdom into an “exporting superpower.” It is an ambitious, if not entirely...

Monday 03/September/2018 14:28 PM

Why is the renminbi depreciating?

China’s currency has started falling again. The last major depreciation of the Chinese renminbi began in the second half of 2015, triggered by a surge in...

Sunday 02/September/2018 14:29 PM

The depth of the next US recession

The United States economy is doing well. But the next recession – and there is always another recession – could be very bad. The US Bureau of Economic...

Sunday 02/September/2018 14:26 PM

How cities are saving China

The world has a demand problem, and it is dealing with it all wrong. Rather than allowing itself to be harmed by other countries’ problematic policies,...

Sunday 02/September/2018 14:24 PM

The climate fight’s next turning point

The Global Climate Action Summit – one of the largest international gatherings on climate change the world has seen – will be held in San Francisco this...

Sunday 02/September/2018 14:22 PM

The three tribes of austerity

No policy is as self-defeating during recessionary times as the pursuit of a budget surplus for the purpose of containing public debt – austerity, for...