Be worried (but about the right things)
The world economy is undergoing fundamental shifts – and these transformations could dwarf the things we fret about. [...]
Global Financial Crisis
The next crisis, sooner or later
Have the responses to the Global Financial Crisis just shifted us towards another bubble economy? [...]
The end of capitalism
Perhaps investment strategists are a more optimistic bunch than your average columnist or economist. Or maybe they are just so steeped in the present and the future that they have forgotten about history. [...]
Friday’s Top 10
In this Friday's Top 10, everything you need to know about the new global economic crisis - and what Donald Trump has to do with it. [...]
The China crisis could trigger fresh euro turmoil
For a change, Europe’s worries do not originate from the continent itself. Instead, they stem from the fallout of China’s dramatic slowdown. [...]
A safe bet on next global crisis
It is not as if any new books were required to remind us of the fragile state of the world economy. Recent economic news on a number of fronts have been disturbing. [...]
Stopping the growth of government
Shrinking government spending and government debt is vital if we want future generations to enjoy prosperous lives. Unfortunately, given the mechanisms of representative democracy in an ageing society, this looks like an impossible task. [...]
Brutal data on a Western debt march
At the moment, monetary policy presents itself as part of the solution to the West’s sovereign debt crisis. If current policies continue much longer, it will become clear that it is part of the problem. [...]
Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser
Vertrauen mag der Anfang von allem sein. Aber die Finanzkrise hat gezeigt, dass es auch unter ordnungspolitischen Gesichtspunkten am Ende nicht ohne eine intelligente Kontrolle des Bankwesens geht. Bankenzerschlagungen braucht es dazu gleichwohl nicht, wohl aber eine konsequentere Durchsetzung des Prinzips der Haftung sowohl für Bankaktionäre als auch für Topbanker. [...]
Europe’s existential funk – An examination of a continent in crisis
The European crisis we have been witnessing from afar for the past three years is not an ordinary recession. It is not even an ordinary depression. In fact, it is not even an ordinary economic crisis. [...]
