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Economic indicators are confused – but a ‘soft landing’ looks less likely than a few months ago

Bob Lyddon — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:25:33 +0000

Introduction Governments and central banks have pinned a lot of their credibility on returning the world economy, after the Pandemic and the inflation shock, to an orderly picture of inflation…

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Climate change: follow (all) the science and do not forget the economy

Francesco Ramella — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:09 +0000

“Shocking data”: according to the Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, “the cold has disappeared” as a result of climate change and last year, the Guardian tells us, heatwaves…

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Portugal turns the page

IREF — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:17:32 +0000

Portugal has undergone a huge change. There is a completely new political leadership: younger, better prepared, and much more open to the civil society. But even this “right wing” government lack the theory to understand the causes of the crisis Portugal currently faces, and thus seem unable to deliver real change.

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