Economics
Ann Pettifor: Inflation, Volcker and Déjà Vu
The insanity of doing the same thing over and over again. From Ann Pettifor’s substack. Read the article HERE.
Inflation
Economics
Davi Martins: For a World Without Hunger, We Need Food Sovereignty
While the world experiences a major hunger crisis, the 20 largest food corporations returned $53.5 billion to their shareholders in the past two years. Davi Martins is senior campaign strategist for biodiversity at Greenpeace International. […]
Economics
Jordi Schröder Bosch – Walking the tight-rope: the trade-offs between financial and price stability
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde’s claim that there is no trade-off between price stability and financial stability is evidently untrue and may come back to haunt her. Jordi Schröder Bosch is a researcher at […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Monetary tightening, inflation and bank failures
A wider lens on the dynamics driving the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog LAST week, US Fed Chair Jay […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: EEA1 – the causes of current inflation
A look at Joseph Stiglitz’ analysis of the current drivers of inflation and what to do about it. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie: Are Central Banks heading for a fall?
They are pushing up interest rates the world over because monetary theory dictates that this is the way to bring down inflation. But not so long ago those same banks were arguing that inflation was […]
Finance
Ben Cuzzupe, Peter Norwood: Crunch time for consumer credit in Europe
As the cost of living crisis bites, working class Europeans are increasingly getting into problematic debt. Ben Cuzzupe is an Editor and Communications Officer at Finance Watch. Peter Norwood is a Senior Research and Advocacy […]
Climate Crisis
Ewan McGaughey: Central banks must crack down on fossil fuels to tackle inflation
If price stability really is the mandate of Central Banks, then why don’t they crack down on the main driver of price inflation – fossil fuels? Ewan McGaughey is a Reader in Law, specialising in […]
Economics
Shaun Richards: The German economy contracts as inflation picks up on both Spain and Italy
Germany is entering recession, despite predictions from the great and the good that it wouldn’t. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Jeremy Corbyn: The Cost-of-Living Crisis Demands That We Democratize the Economy
Bring basic resources like energy, water, railways, and the postal service into democratic public ownership, writes the former Labour leader. Read the article HERE.