Posts About Economy
Companies, Get Used To Piracy
Companies that aren’t flexible enough to see opportunity in a world market are headed for a wake-up call.
In Search of a Modern New Deal
Blaming China, al-Qaeda, a dead Iraqi dictator or fabricated “enemies”, demands for cheap oil or talk about gay marriages will not replace the estimated $2 trillion froth on American asset values.
The Wreck of Reckless Finance
The world economy is doing just fine – it’s America that faces a painful decade or more of re-inventing its fiscal discipline.
No Way Out of a Hard Landing
Everyone is concerned America’s economic problems - except America.
Style over Substance, Unfinished Plans
Tony Blair has managed to present himself as a flexible politician while choosing politics over policy. He promised to be a grand modernizer and many of his achievements are noteworthy. But the past 10 years have seen more media spin than effective reform; Britain has moved away from Europe and lost economic competitiveness.
It's Cyclical, France Will Be Back
France's society and demographic fabric have been changing. This year's elections already show increased voter turnout from first-time voters -- minority and immigrant communities. France may be at the end of a cyclical decline, ready to move into a new era.
Fantasy Over, Lab Experiments Don’t Work
The IMF and World Bank were designed to promote the principles of capitalist economies by protecting them against socialist and communist management. They became laboratories for economy policy experiments isolated from reality. It didn't work, and it is time to break up the fantasy.
A Welcome Global Slowdown
The world needs a bit of a slowdown in order to get inflation--and, in the longer term, global warming--under some sort of control.
Falling Dollar a Blessing in Disguise
The dollar’s fall is hardly a surprise, but it’s not necessarily bad news. The real bad news would be if the dollar were not to fall.
Fund Jobs in Migrants' Homelands
The discussion on immigration (including this question) focuses too much on issues like amnesty and high walls. We need to change the debate to include the need for rich countries to invest in poorer countries, so that people will find jobs at home and not have to risk life and limb to reach the first world.
Venezuela's Take on U.S. Recession
I can only hope that a severe recession in the U.S., Venezuela’s primary customer, will awaken our spendthrift leadership from its petro-dollar slumber.
A Novelist's Take on World Recession
If I were in the saddle, I’d follow Keynes’s advice and focus on jobs and public works projects. And I’d pray.
Brazil's Hard-Fought Economic Dreams
Brazil has a better chance than most of escaping the global grip of a U.S. recession – but we’re still worried.
What's Ailing the World Economy?
The price of oil is near $100 a barrel. Global credit markets are in disarray. The world seems to be slipping toward recession. What's going wrong here? David Responds Fareed Responds...
The Dollar in Distress
The dollar is reaching new lows this week: it's down 16 percent against the Euro over the last two years. Does this reflect fundamental weakness in the U.S. economy, or just a temporary blip in the market?...
Tough Times Call for More Regulation
The long-term solution still lies with strengthening the powers of financial regulatory institutions and central banks to curb irresponsible financial behavior.
