Economics
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Economics
Branko Milanović – A different game
On football’s extreme commercialization Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. Cross-posed from Branko Milanović’s blog Global Inequality and More 3.0 Photo: Wikimedia […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – Is the crisis happening?
I keep warning of a crisis. But the question to ask is whether there is evidence of it happening. There is. Take this chart from the FT on US oil reserves, which are falling rapidly: […]
Economics
Economics
Eurostat: Euro area annual inflation up to 3.2%
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.2% in May 2026, up from 3.0% in April according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Read Article HERE
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Alastair Crooke – Iran war effect marks the resetting of world geo-politics
Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum […]
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Chris Hedges – Tyranny or Revolution
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and […]
Economics
Aurelien – Nothing In Common…Is all we have left.
How well will western societies be able to cope with the enormous social, economic and even security stresses that they can expect over the next five years or so? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Global profits: an upward turn?
Profits are rising because the labour share is falling. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog At the end of 2025, corporate profits in […]
Economics