Will Italy’s ‘Sardines’ Be Effective in the Upcoming Regional Election?
Will the populist Sardines shake up the Italian fake left, or will they just be a flash (mob) in the pan?
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Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead
In an uncertain economic context, the Conservative election win means a loss for health and the environment.
Read more...US Still at Risk of Iran Retaliation on Oil and Other Fronts
Why the US is vulnerable to Iran disrupting Middle East energy supplies or targeting critical non-oil infrastructure.
Read more...Debt Has Not Been Caused by Low Interest Rates, but Higher Rates Would Topple the Whole World Economy
Yet more official hand-wringing about interest rates…when they aren’t the core economic problem.
Read more...Why US Hostility Towards Chinese Tech Groups Feels Like Déjà Vu
US reactions to Chinese competitive threats are an awful lot like the ones to Japan of the 1980s, but the US now has a lot less leverage.
Read more...What Is Next for Venezuela?
The standoff in Venezuela has reached a worrying juncture, with negotiations falling apart, side deals emerging and regional states rolling out new sanctions on Caracas.
Read more...Manufacturing Employment, New Orders & Production Fall Fastest Since Apr-Aug 2009
Yves here. As readers know well, on the one hand, services and not manufacturing dominate the US economy. But manufacturing jobs, even now, are relatively well paid and manufacturing growth is often seen as having spillover effects. By Wolf Richter, editor at Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street US manufacturing took a turn from […]
Read more...A Theory or Two of These Grim Times
A theory about why things are a mess.
Read more...AI and the Productivity Paradox
AI has not delivered expected productivity gains. Some thoughts as to why.
Read more...How Amazon Gains Control & Domination
Amazon takes over the last mile and everything else.
Read more...Muilenburg Forced Out of Boeing, But 737 Max No Closer to Flying. What Happens If It Stays Grounded?
Why the 737 Max mess is no closer to resolution
Read more...Productivity Does Not Explain Wages
As long as we believe the neoclassical productivity farce, we will know nothing about what causes prices.
Read more...US Freight Shipments Fall Below 2014 Level. Answers Emerge
Freight volumes have traditionally served as a measure of economic activity. What do they say now?
Read more...Sweden Retreats from Negative Interest Rate Experiment
Sweden throws in the towel on its negative interest rate policy as inflation stays stubbornly low.
Read more...Bill Black: Lawrence O’Donnell Aims at Buttigieg, But Hits New Democrats
A takedown of the New Democrats’ love of austerity.
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