Category Archives: Economic fundamentals

China’s Mountain Of Debt Is About To Crumble

A worrying update about China’s corporate debt.

Believing Six Impossible Things Before Brexit

Everyone around her is so weak that May still is very much in charge of Brexti, and that’t not a good outcome.

Why Suburbs Must Be the Next Frontier for Cities Policy

The challenge of suburbs for social and environmental policy.

Bernie Sanders’ “Raise the Wage Act” Would Make Life Better for 40 Million Americans: Analysis

A new Economic Policy Institute report also debunks the myth that raising the federal minimum wage primarily helps teenagers working for spending money

The American Tax Debate

Economists weigh in on the tax proposals by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren.

Italy Guns For Glass-Steagall-Type Law to Break Up Banks, Cut Bailout Costs for Taxpayers

Italy pushes for some bold banking reforms….but how far can it get given the wobbly state of its banks and ECB hostility?

How the Peak Oil Story Could Be “Close,” But Not Quite Right

An in-depth look at the “peak oil” thesis and how well its predictions are playing out.

Is China’s Debt Crackdown Hitting California’s Commercial Real Estate Bubble?

China gets a cold and California real estate gets pneumonia.

The Silicon Curtain: The Gloves Come Off With China

An Australian perspective on the West’s growing conflict with China.

The Natural Rate of Interest Is Anything But

Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist.

Chinese Growth: A Balancing Act

What is driving the slow-down in Chinese growth and what are the implications for Chinese policymakers and the global economy?

Vital Economic Data Was Likely Lost During the Shutdown – Here’s Why It Matters to All Americans

Another shutdown cost….

Brexit “Singapore on the Thames” Fantasies

A jaundiced look at “Singapore on the Thames,” yet another barmy Brexit idea.

Gilets Jaunes Under Attack

The gilets jaunes have arisen out of the profound inequality that is fracturing societies across Europe. It is against that inequality that leaders must take a strong stance.

MMT’s Opening

Another go at clearing up press and pundit misrepresentations of MMT.