Brexodus: The UK May Leave the EU, but the EU May Already Be Leaving the UK
One way the UK is already losing out from Brexit….the supposedly sought-after drop in immigration is hitting some important sectors.
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What’s Happening to Italy?
Myths and realities concerning the results of the recent Italian elections: who won, who lost, and who simply got it wrong
Read more...Monetary Policy and Fiscal Discipline: How the ECB Planted the Seeds of the Euro Area Crisis
How the ECB did Euro-area member states a dirty when it tried to act as deficit enforcer.
Read more...European Court of Justice Nixes “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” Intra EU, Raising Doubts About Its Future
Is it the beginning of the end for “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” clauses that have undermined democracies, and specifically, labor and environmental protection?
Read more...Crash Out Brexit Now the Defender Position
Brace yourselves! Why a “crash out” Brexit is now the most likely outcome.
Read more...Brexit-Induced Pillaging of the UK Starts: US Fleecing UK on Must-Have Air Transport Pact
Yet another Brexit shoe is about to drop….this one on the aviation front.
Read more...Weak States: Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia
Why it might make sense to pay heed on what the Mafia hath wrought….
Read more...Trump’s Tariff Threat to Kick Off Trade War?
Trump is threatening to kick off a trade slugfest via tariffs on steel and aluminum. Will he follow through?
Read more...Tories, Trapped by Their Red Lines, Again Blame EU as Clock Runs Down
Assume the brace position. A hard Brexit is looking more likely.
Read more...Corbyn’s Brexit Challenge: From the Frying Pan into the Fire?
Unfortunately, Corbyn finally stepping into the Brexit fray looks like different cherry picking and potentially even more political upheaval.
Read more...Tories Double Down on Brexit Fantasies as EU Again Says “Nein”
Yet another Groundhog Day in Brexit land…
Read more...“Cash Must Not Be Made the Scapegoat”
The ECB isn’t keen about the war on cash.
Read more...Davos: Alive or Dead?
Politicians and economists are meeting at Davos, but as times change, does neoliberalism retain its cachet?
Read more...Another Brexit Mess: “Grandfathering” Existing Free Trade Agreements Looks Unlikely
Another item on the Brexit problem list: what to do about free trade agreements that will cease to apply to the UK on Brexit day.
Read more...Don Quijones: Bridgewater Bets Big Against Largest Banks in Spain & Italy
World’s largest hedge fund places $13 billion in shorts on Spanish and Italian banks to profit from trouble in Europe.
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