A Review of the Most Important Global Events in July by Monthly Barometer

by Thierry Malleret | Aug 1, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

The global economy continues to fall short of expectations. GDP growth in high-income economies remains sluggish, including in the US and the UK – the two countries where the upturn is the strongest. In most emerging markets, output is stumbling, most notably in...

Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer

by Thierry Malleret | Jul 30, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Mohamed El-Erian, “What to Do About the Jobs-Growth Conundrum” (Bloomberg View, July 22, 2014) Allianz’s chief economic adviser looks at one of today’s greatest economic conundrums: why has the US...

Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer

by Thierry Malleret | Jul 23, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Robert Shiller, “Booming Until It Hurts” (Project Syndicate, July 15, 2014) The author of “Irrational Exuberance” discusses the concerns among the world’s financial experts and in the media that asset...

Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer

by Thierry Malleret | Jul 16, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Dani Rodrik, “A Class of Its Own” (Project Syndicate, July 10, 2014) The Princeton professor argues that: “the markets cannot produce prosperity for long unless they are backed by healthy societies...

Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer

by Thierry Malleret | Jul 6, 2014 | Weekly Market Update

5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Daniel Altman, “Get Ready for the Perma-Slump” (Foreign Policy, June 27, 2014) One of today’s key questions for economists is whether slower growth reflects a structural shift or simply a long...