Optimism at the beginning of the year was probably premature. Manufacturing output fell sharply in January in France, confirming that industry is currently in a strong slowdown phase, which is likely to continue over the coming months. So much for the EU’s growth prognosis.
Finance
Jean Tirole – Regulating the disrupters
Digitization represents a marvellous opportunity for our societies; but it also introduces new dangers, while amplifying others Read here
Finance
Michael Roberts – Economic crises: look to science or the rain gods?
“Recently, mainstream economists have debating yet again why ‘economics’ was unable to see the global financial crash coming and/or provide effective policies to end what I have described as the Long Depression that has endured […]
EU politics
Reuters: EU to offer Erdogan billions more in cash to keep Syrian refugees out of Europe
Angela Merkel continues her policy of supporting Erdogan with massive cash injections – thus supporting Turkey’s war against the Kurds – as long as he keeps refugees from crossing into the EU. Is this the […]
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