Japan Sinking in Quicksand

Addison Wiggin Jun 17, 2013, 1:01 PM

The more it struggles to free itself, the faster it sinks. But that won’t stop it from trying… even if that means destroying itself. For evidence, we turn to... Read »

Anatomy of Cartel Contracts

WSP Jun 16, 2013, 8:33 AM

If cartels are a clear and ever-present violation of market economics, what can authorities do to combat them? This column presents new research that helps economists... Read »

British Wages, Prices, and NGDP

Scott Sumner Jun 15, 2013, 11:22 AM

Karl Smith recently made the following offhand comment: To give meat to the idea – its conventional wisdom to deny the existence of race. Scott Sumner has denied the... Read »

Eurozone Banking Union with a Sovereign Virus

Daniel Gros Jun 15, 2013, 10:29 AM

The doom-loop between banks and the national governments played a dominant role in the Eurozone crisis for Ireland and Cyprus. A Eurozone banking union is usually... Read »

Everything the IMF Wanted to Know About Financial Regulation

Sheila Bair Jun 12, 2013, 10:05 AM

Does anybody have a clear vision of the desirable financial system of the future? This column has one. It gives simple answers to 12 simple questions panellists... Read »

China-EU Solar Panel Trade Dispute: Rhetoric Versus Reality

Simon J Evenett Jun 6, 2013, 4:55 PM

This week, the European Commission will almost certainly impose substantial interim tariffs on solar panels that it believes Chinese firms are dumping in the EU.... Read »

Investors Not Impressed with Abe’s “Third Arrow”

Bill Witherell Jun 6, 2013, 10:28 AM

The Japanese equity market suffered another 3+% drop on June 5th and slipped a further 0.8% on June 6th as investors showed their dissatisfaction with a speech by... Read »

Top 10 Performing Stock Markets Since QE1

Frank Holmes Jun 1, 2013, 1:31 PM

An unexpected change of heart happened this week that you might not have heard about. After years of resisting any path other than its rigorous course, Germany announced... Read »

Negative Interest Rates

David Kotok May 31, 2013, 10:06 AM

There seems to be a debate at the European Central Bank (ECB). The issue is whether or not the ECB should impose a negative interest rate. I listened to the interview... Read »

The Decade of Shale

WSP May 31, 2013, 8:36 AM

Ah, it seems like just yesterday President Obama bowed to King Abdullah, the leader of Saudi Arabia. Back then the U.S. economy was just getting back on its feet.... Read »

When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact

WSP May 29, 2013, 12:20 PM

Periodically, I forget that the rate of scientific change is accelerating exponentially. If you’re paying attention to the people who are actually pushing the... Read »

Japan: Market Top or Entry Point?

Bill Witherell May 29, 2013, 10:14 AM

This year foreign investors have plowed almost $80 billion into Japanese equities, which have been leading global markets. By Wednesday, May 22, the market was up... Read »

Is Greece Coming Back?

Tom Lindmark May 28, 2013, 6:30 AM

There is a chance that Greece may have possibly, hopefully, cross your fingers passed through the worst of its nightmare. From the FT The new mood is bolstered... Read »

Is Japan Signaling the Beginning of the End?

Duncan Davidson May 28, 2013, 6:27 AM

Since The Bernank spoke last week, the Japan markets have been in turmoil. Stocks have fallen over 12% in just a few days, and, most troubling, bond rates have risen... Read »

Chimerica: Housing and Haircuts

Scott Sumner May 26, 2013, 4:02 PM

I recently spent 3 days in the SF Bay area of California.  Great place to live!  My wife and I visited some friends in a San Francisco suburb call Millbrae.  Just... Read »

Lessons from the World of Tax Avoidance

Robert Reich May 26, 2013, 3:55 PM

A Senate report criticises Apple (AAPL) for shifting billions of dollars in profits into Irish affiliates where its tax rate is less than 2%, yet a growing chorus... Read »

The Challenges for Iran’s Next President

WSP May 23, 2013, 9:28 AM

Iran’s Guardian Council, the powerful vetting and oversight committee of the Islamic republic, announced Tuesday its list of eight approved candidates for... Read »

Excess German Savings, Not Thrift, Caused the European Crisis

Michael Pettis May 23, 2013, 8:27 AM

One of the reasons that it is been so hard for a lot of analysts, even trained economists, to understand the imbalances that were at the root of the current crisis... Read »

Iceland’s Post-Crisis Economy: A Myth or a Miracle?

Jon Danielsson May 22, 2013, 2:15 PM

Icelandic voters recently ejected its post-Crisis government – a government that successfully avoided economic collapse when the odds were stacked against it.... Read »

America’s New Growing Energy Security

WSP May 22, 2013, 9:48 AM

Yes, dear reader, the U.S. holds a new strategic energy weapon. The U.S. shale gale, or fracking revolution, has begun liberating not only “trapped” hydrocarbons... Read »

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