2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (331+ words) In the past, whenever there was a financial crisis or a major political conflict, investors would pile into dollar assets, driving the dollar up " as happened during the 2008 financial crisis. That hasn't happened under Trump; the dollar index has fallen…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1488+ words) War and Money: The Imperialism of the Dollar " book review'Counterfire War and Money, an attempt to analyse US imperialism through its financial hegemony, is confused about how capitalist economics and exploitation works, finds Dominic Alexander The title of this book…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) In many ways, the world in 2026 faces similar challenges to the year of 2025 " only more intense. The big themes of the past year are evolving, rather than disappearing." Eurozone growth is expected to slow by 0.2 percentage points next year to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (495+ words) Financial investors and mainstream economists like Krugman are shocked at Trump threatening "central bank independence." This has been the mainstream mantra of the last 40 years. David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center for Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings…...