The Limits of “Economic Orthodoxy” September 1, 2022 Every year the executives of the US Federal Reserve System gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for an annual financial symposium. At this year’s meeting,…
Inflation: Increase Interest Rates in proportion to its Increase July 7, 2022 It is known that inflation occurs when there is a crisis (imbalance) in the balance between demand and supply in the market, which causes…
Stagnant Inflation Management June 30, 2022 In recent times, the global economy has entered a strong inflation component based on ever-increasing energy and food prices. If the causes of price…
The Big Dilemma: Interest Rates Increases or Price Controls May 19, 2022 The main driving force of inflation in Europe is not excessive demand, but mainly energy market problems and secondarily shortages and consequent price increases…
7 of the Fed’s 8 Rising Rates Periods (1955-present) ended in Recession in the US May 19, 2022 The US Federal Reserve has already raised its lending rate by 75 basis points over the past two months. Money markets anticipate further increases…
The Uncertainty of the Future produced by the Crisis May 12, 2022 The effects of the current crisis are manifold, but there are two conditions that limit the problem: energy prices and inflation. The rise in…
Greece Returns Rapidly to the Era of Financial Support Packages May 5, 2022 Greece, a member-country of the Eurozone/EU with 388 billion euros in public debt and a deindustrialized economy, is in danger of paying dearly for…
The European Union is heading for Recession May 5, 2022 The international economy is slowing down or growing at a negative pace. One of the reasons is the prolongation of the war in Ukraine….
What Can trigger a Prolonged Global Recession? March 31, 2022 With Russia’s war in Ukraine a month away, Trust Economics (https://trusteconomics.eu) has its estimates for the global economy outlook this year. Within this short…