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The Real Advantages Of The Dollar System As Seen Through Venezuela's Oil Recovery " Analysis
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (350+ words) This implies that in the modern oil market, the true scarcity lies not in the resources themselves, but in the status of legal eligibility. Petroleum can only be truly transformed into stable wealth once it enters the legal and financial…...
War Darkens Global Economic Outlook And Reshapes Policy Priorities " Analysis
4+ week, 1+ day ago (453+ words) War in the Middle East has halted this momentum. The closing of the Strait of Hormuz and serious damage to critical facilities in a region central to global hydrocarbon supply raise the prospect of a major energy crisis should hostilities…...
Not Your Grandfather's Stagflation " Op Ed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1563+ words) It was pretty obvious even before February 28th that the US economy was grinding to a halt, even as inflation was already working up a head of steam. But then came war." We are going to get a globe-shaking economic conflagration…...
Four Parts To This Crisis: Oil. Insurance. Supply Chains. Food. You Only Know About One " Analysis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (462+ words) Oil prices are the story everyone is watching. The fertilizer shock, the packaging crunch and the aluminum supply squeeze are the stories that will hit companies hardest'and almost nobody is talking about them. What makes this dangerous is the timing…...
The Biden Boom And The Trump Slump: A Serious Comparison Of The Two Economies " Op Ed
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1626+ words) This paper goes over some key measures. It compares the averages for the four years of the Biden administration, as well as giving the 2024 data, alongside the data for the first year of the Trump administration. While these waves did…...
How Fragile States Can Gain By Strengthening Institutions And Core Capacities " Analysis
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (640+ words) By Paul M. Bisca, Alexei Miksjuk, Christian Mumssen and Ga'lle Pierre While economic policies do not present easy solutions and cannot tackle all issues alone, they can significantly contribute to addressing fragility by promoting sustainable growth and job creation, prioritizing key…...
Forging A Robust Middle Class: Lessons Learned From Comparisons Between Indonesia And China " Analysis
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (516+ words) By ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute By Sherry Tao Kong and Maria Monica Wihardja It groups individuals into five economic classes: [4] Source: Susenas, 2010-2024; authors" calculations. Note: Horizontal lines are indicated in the graph as higher and lower bounds for identifying middle…...
Brazil: January Inflation Stands At 0. 33%, Remains Within Target
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By Bruno de Freitas Moura Electricity and gasoline prices rose in January, causing Brazil's official inflation for the month of the year to close at 0. 33 percent, the same level as in December. In January 2025, the rate…...
The National Debt And The Cost Of Everything " Op Ed
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (573+ words) How much more are you paying for everything because of the U. S. government's excessive spending? Writing at'The Hill, economist Rachel Greszler starts with just the cost of paying interest on the national debt and expresses what that means in terms of…...
Does Britain's Inflation Target Still Make Sense? " Op Ed
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (291+ words) That world has gone. Consumer price inflation rose to 3. 4% in December, its first increase in five months, driven not just by base effects but by higher tobacco duties, airfares and stubbornly high food prices. More worryingly for the Bank, annual…...