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The new UK Brexit cabinet looks good, – but for the sake of the world one can only hope it will fail

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From Hollywood Boulevard to Molenbeek and beyond

Tweet A reflection on the horrendous terror attacks in Brussels On Saturday, March 19, it was Sean Baker Follow @NoahDenkt

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Donald: Slapping tariffs on imported goods isn

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Next Stop the Republican Primary

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The Federal Reserve

Prices in Silicon Valley are way beyond the 2% inflation target of the Federal Reserve. Continue reading

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Armageddon in China?

Tweet Observations on the stress in financial markets due to among other the economic slowdown in China Dramatic things are happening in the financial markets. China Follow @NoahDenkt

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Nobody wants to take the blame for a Grexit

Nobody wants to take the blame for a Grexit Continue reading

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Is there a correlation between suicide rates and austerity in Euroland?

It is not austerity politics but the inadequacy of the Euro for the Greek economy that accounts for the present rise in suicide rates in Greece. Continue reading

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Despite all the unease over austerity politics voters ultimately endorse it

The result of the 2015 regional elections in Italy is in line with that of the recent parliamentary elections in the UK and the regional elections in Spain where voters expressed their frustration over the pain of austerity politics but ultimately endorsed the latter for want of a better alternative Continue reading

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Another important chapter in the austerity revolution

The UK election of May 7 was first and foremost a national referendum on austerity politics. And in the confinement of their voting booth, voters probably realized that the tough cost cutting of the Cameron government is very likely the more responsible way to deal with the challenges of the future than the tax-and spend-approach that Labour and others were advocating for. Continue reading

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