G20 Climate Commitments and China’s One Belt One Road
A critical look at some wishful thinking about climate change and China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
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How to Use Fiscal and Monetary Policy to Make Us Rich Again
On the obvious and high cost of abandoning fiscal policy in favor of monetary policy…save for asset owners.
Read more...Are Investors Bailing On U.S. Shale?
The odds of oil prices remaining below $55 for the foreseeable future has put a big dent in enthusiasm for shale gas plays.
Read more...After Neoliberalism, What Next?
The neoliberal order has failed and is creating more and more political and social upheaval. Some elements of a new system may be in sight.
Read more...School Funding Fight in Illinois: Billionaire Ex-Private Equity Governor Rauner v. 2 Million Students
Yves here. Notice how all the hysteria over evil Rooskies, North Korea, and neo-Nazis on the march has diverted media attention away from fights over economic issues? In Illinois, Governor Rauner is pushing through a scheme to curb funding to schools that is designed to hit lower property tax districts and Chicago particularly hard. Some […]
Read more...Brexit: A View from the Other End of the Telescope
Brexit is the incomprehension of a former imperial power, wistfully hoping to recreate a long-gone global sphere of influence.
Read more...Please come to our Burlington VERMONT Meetup August 17, and/or our Montreal QUEBEC Meetup August 18 (with Lambert)
The deets, as we say these days: Burlington Date: August 17 Time: 8:00PM Place: Zero Gravity Brewpub at Flatbread. Here is a handy map: How to recognize Lambert: I am tall, not overly thin, with glasses, greying-white short hair, and glasses. I will be wearing a red shirt, and will have a black computer bag […]
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/16/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA negotiations, 2018 races, Charlottesville, housing, gold, Amazon disrupts retail by inventing the store, podcast
Read more...Why Is The Fed Raising Interest Rates As Fast As It Is?
Musing on why the Fed is so eager to raise interest rates.
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Ilargi: Negative Interest Rates – Rogoff Cribs from Orwell and Kafka
The war on cash, to enable central banks to implement negative interest rates on ordinary citizens, continues.
Read more...Financial Regulatory Rollback Proceeds
No new legislation is necessary for financial regulatory rollback to proceed. Enforcement priorities fail to target Wall Street.
Read more...Links 8/15/17
Neoliberalism Booster New York Times Egregiously Misrepresents French Labor Laws
The New York Times’ latest dubious achievement: how many lies it managed to tell in a single story about French labor laws.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Worst Restaurant Recession Since 2009 Dings Inflation
Stagnant restaurant sales show consumers are tapped out.
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