Recent Posts

Has the next economic bubble really arrived?

There are still some economists who fear another crash. The latest is Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute, a liberal think tank in Washington. In a new article, he warns that the economy may be on the edge of a giant “wealth bubble” that will collapse with possibly-dire consequences. Steuerle is especially worried by parallels between Americans’ present wealth — ...

Read More »

ECB’s power struggle will end in tiers

With Mario Draghi halfway out of the door, the battle is on for the future direction of European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy. The nature of the contest is arcane, to say the least. For a while now, the Banque de France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau has been pushing the idea of “tiering” deposit rates to ease the pain ...

Read More »

Holiday giant pays a price for grounded 737 Max

The European travel operator Tui AG was so proud of its fleet of 15 shiny new Boeing 737 Max jets that it’s been naming them after popular holiday destinations: Costa del Sol, Rhodes and Tenerife Alegria are among those christened since deliveries started last year. Tui was expecting to take delivery of another eight 737 Max aircraft by the end ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend