We had one central bank – the Bank of Japan – defying the consensus of central banks, the IMF, and taking on the financial markets and holding interest rates unchanged for the duration of this episode to date.
EU politics
Gary Younge: Brexit will expose the EU’s democratic deficit
Gary Younge transcends the usual Leave/Remain thrashed to death drivel and provides a thought-provoking piece concerning the EU and Brexit. Read here
Climate Crisis
Adam Tooze: Why Central Banks Need to Step Up on Global Warming
A decade after the world bailed out finance, it’s time for finance to bail out the world. Read here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Inflation Jumps in March due to War-Related increase in Energy Prices
Consumer price index, March 2026:+2.7% on the same month a year earlier (provisional result confirmed)+1.1% on the previous month (provisional result confirmed) Harmonised index of consumer prices, March 2026:+2.8% on the same month a year […]
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