When a high-ranking European policymaker like Christine Lagarde gives a keynote speech on “policymaking in an age of shifts and breaks” at a meeting of the world’s most important central bankers, one should listen carefully. Because that is indeed what matters in this world: how to manage the inevitable structural change without making serious macroeconomic mistakes.
Finance
Reuters – Corona Crisis: California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractors
California and three of its largest cities on Tuesday sued Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, accusing them of classifying their drivers improperly as independent contractors instead of employees, evading workplace protections and withholding worker […]
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Insurance Companies Claim They’ve Gone Clean, But Still Invest Billions in Polish Coal
The suits are still making money at the expense of our climate. Whenever managers of international corporations can find a microphone or journalist, all they talk about is their green policy. In reality it is […]
EU politics
Patrick Maynard: Germany’s Support for Ukraine Faces Doubts on the Home Front
NATO’s Vilnius summit is placing fresh demands on Germany to increase its military aid to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Anne Baerbock speaks stridently of the West’s role in the war — but Germans are increasingly reticent […]
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