Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Romania, a new crisis, an old realisation: Eastern Europe is caught in the appreciation trap
Labour costs are rising too sharply in Eastern Europe Read Article HERE
Economics
Economics
Bill Mitchell: US economy on an unstable knife edge at present
The personal consumption pattern is being dominated by strong expenditure by high-income households, which have reaped large income boosts as a result of rising interest rates and the share market growth. Meanwhile, the investment boom […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – Today’s Fascism: Parallels with the 1930s in the North and South
Booms, , Busts, Inflation, Austerity, Central Bank Independence, and parallels of the gold standard with the US dollar standard Read Article HERE “Workers Also Have Their Place in the New State” (Portuguese). With acknowledgements to […]
Economics
Juan Cole: China exports 68 GW of Solar PV amid Hormuz Energy Crisis
Of that, 10 gigawatts went to Africa and 39 GW to Asia, which is, again, a record in both instances. Percentage-wise, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Malaysia saw some of the biggest increases in PV imports […]
Economics
Jeffrey Sachs – An Open Letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Economist and diplomat Jeffrey Sachs is calling on German Chancellor Merz to begin immediate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about peace in Europe. University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at […]
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Economics
Michael Roberts – Edmund Phelps: free markets and inflation expectations
A profile of the late Edmund Phelps, a neoliberal economist until the end. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog American Edmund Phelps recently […]
Economics
John Mearsheimer, Tom Switzer – A new Iran deal?
24 May 2026
Economics
Ian Proud – ‘Comrade Keir’ or just (finally) rational UK energy policy?
Lifting sanctions on Russian energy products at a time when there is a Iran war-induced crisis is drawing the usual firestorm regarding loyalty to Ukraine Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic […]
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