A COVID COUNTERFACTUAL FOR EUROPE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

A COVID Counterfactual for Europe Understanding why the European Union will emerge from the pandemic weaker rather than stronger may prove t...

LABOUR MARKETS: RIDING HIGH IN A WORKERS´ WORLD / THE ECONOMIST

Labour markets Riding high in a workers’ world A jobs rebound, shifting politics and technological change could bring a golden age for labou...

INFLATION MIGHT BE THE WAY OUT OF THE DEBT CRISIS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Inflation might be the way out of the debt crisis Investors should prepare for rising prices with a shift into value stocks Pascal Blanqué  ...

ARCHEGOS & CREDIT SWISSE -- TIP OF THE ICEBERG / MATTERNHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

ARCHEGOS & CREDIT SUISSE – TIP OF THE ICEBERG By Egon von Greyerz Bill Hwang, the founder of the hedge fund Archegos that just lost $30 ...

THE ROOTS OF THE EU´S VACCINE DEBACLE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Roots of the EU’s Vaccine Debacle Europe's slow COVID-19 vaccination rollout highlights, yet again, that it is not institutionally s...

CENTRAL BANKS SHOULD NOT TARGET HOUSE PRICES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Central banks should not target house prices The idea has won support, especially in New Zealand, but there are better ways to make housing ...

VENEZUELA PASSES A SECURITY TEST, FOR NOW / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Venezuela Passes a Security Test, for Now Caracas can’t allow fighting among Colombian guerrilla groups to rage on inside its borders. By: A...

THE MYSTERIOUS AFTERMATH OF INFECTIONS / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The Mysterious Aftermath of Infections “Long Covid” is just the latest example of a pathogen causing surprising persistent effects. By Roxan...

THE POST PANDEMIC SAFETY NETS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Post-Pandemic Safety Net The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rebirth of Keynesianism and the welfare state in Western Europe, Japan, ...