Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
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 Market Update
Market Action Equities markets around the globe suffered considerable losses throughout the week. European markets highlighted a poor week as multiple nations reported weak industrial activity, lending continues to contract and Portugese banking worries pushed...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
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...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Heather Timmons, “China’s growing food demands stoke fears of a global factory farming boom” (Quartz, June 25, 2014) It is estimated that by 2030, China will import almost one-third of all food...A Review of the Most Important Global Events in June by Monthly Barometer
The fate of the Eurozone lies to a considerable degree in the hands of the European Central Bank (ECB). But can it do enough? Earlier this month, the ECB announced a set of measures to prevent deflation, ranging from negative deposit rates to a package of cheap loans...Sign Up for Our Publications
