AMERICA´S INTEREST RATES ARE UNLIKELY TO FALL THIS YEAR / THE ECONOMIST

The second Powell pivot America’s interest rates are unlikely to fall this year That will squeeze financial markets and the world economy Je...

WHERE IS THE FED´S INTEREST RATES HEADING? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Where is the Fed’s interest rate heading? The search for the neutral rate is proving elusive Chris Giles Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell, l...

FROM WELFARE STATE TO SAFE STATE IN LATIN AMERICA / PROJECT SYNDICATE

From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America Designing a progressive anti-violence strategy that delivers the safety for which a huge s...

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL ABOUT GENERATION Z / THE ECONOMIST

OK Zoomer Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z They are not doomed to be poor and anxious Avast cohort is coming of age.  Globally, som...

INVESTORS RAISE BETS ON EURO FALLING TO PARITY WITH DOLLAR / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Investors raise bets on euro falling to parity with dollar Eurozone borrowing costs seen as likely to fall first as strength of US economy l...

THE WEST´S NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IMPERATIVE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The West’s New Infrastructure Imperative A dim future awaits any society that allows its infrastructure to degrade and underinvests in new n...

BEYOND GDP: HOW FAST IS INDIA´S ECONOMY REALLY GROWING? / THE ECONOMIST

Beyond GDP How fast is India’s economy really growing? Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt Workers at the construc...

IS THE FED´S NEXT MOVE A RAISE IN RATES? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Is the Fed’s next move a raise in rates? Four reasons to doubt a hike is coming, but US inflation has been misbehaving Chris Giles Residual ...