Category Archives: Macroeconomic policy

Trump Smoke and Mirrors on Full Display in Claimed “$142 Billion” Saudi Arms Deal

A look at the workings and effectiveness of Trump hype, from the touted India-Pakistan mediation to DOGE to the new Saudi arms agreement.

Currency Wars, Class Warfare, and the Republican Dilemma Over Medicaid

Faced with a shrinking list of options to trim the budget, Republicans are now eyeing Medicaid – but will that fly among Trump supporters?

Distributional and Macroeconomic Effects of Trump 2.0: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer

The likely outcome of Trump policies are a recession, a rise in inequality, and a further fall in living standards of working and middle-class Americans

Complacency, Denialism and the Risk of an Economic Trumpocalypse

Why the downside to Trump economic policies are far greater than the press and pundit class are willing to acknowledge.

Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 2: Contagion & Containment

Mapping the contagion fever chart of how a Trump financial meltdown might unfold.

Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 1: Economic & Financial Furies

Why the Trump-induced economic and financial train wrecks will be more severe than most pundits seem to anticipate.

Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?

European NATO members hope Keynes’ magic will make their newly adopted militarism feasible. A sanity check.

Satyajit Das: European Mirages – Why Crises and Decline Lies Ahead

To alleviate its decline, Europe needs to restore good relations with Russia and China, which seems impossible absent regime changes

Satyajit Das: DOGE – The Accelerant in American Decline

Republicans find DOGE’s actions are not universally popular. US courts have begun disallowing cancellation of contracts and terminations

Fed Not Buying Trump Administration Economic Snake Oil but Stands Largely Pat While Depicting Higher Inflation, Lower Growth Prospects

The Fed has noticed that Trump’s policies are chilling growth while stoking inflation, but is not yet ready to react strongly.

Replacing Foreign Aid: A Macroeconomic Plan B for Ukraine (and Europe)

Some Serious Economists make an analytically desperate justification of Europe providing big-ticket economic assistance to Ukraine

DOGE Going Dark as Evidence of Fabrications, Destructive Results and Citizen Anger Rises

OGE is turning out to be as reckless and wantonly destructive as its fiercest critics warned.

Business Press Suddenly and Widely Reporting Damage Done by Trump Economic Policies

As the wheels start coming off the Trump economy, the president shows no sign of changing course.

Labour Is Becoming the Enemy of the Vulnerable and the Disabled

Labour goes all in for cutting social spending, first for the disabled, almost certainly with the excuse that it’s needed to fund rearming.

How Scientists Can Adapt to a New Normal

In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.