New orders in manufacturing:
November 2024 (in real terms, provisional):
-5.4% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted)
-1.7% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted)
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: The European Union Is an Antidemocratic Disgrace
The European Parliament elections start today. But the body itself is an insult against democracy that exists only to rubber-stamp neo-liberal rule. Read here
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Some praise our gig economy flexibility. I call it exploitation
While Silicon Valley cannot praise the gig economy enough as a great opportunity, they forget to add that it is a great opportunity for them to earn money, not the workers. Read here
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The biggest economic policy mistake of the last decade, and it had nothing to do with academic economists
In Germany austerity is still considered the only responsible financial policy – by politicians, media , and populace. The same is true of the EU poltical elite. Read here
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