Asia’s Slowdown Will Affect America’s Growth No lift for US exporters from Asian demand
WASHINGTON – Can America count on buoyant global demand to drive more US exports, and therefore more sustained growth...
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If The US Economy Slows Down, Hillary Clinton Will Not Be Elected America is not doing well. If this tepid recovery stops before the 2016 election, almost impossible for any Democrat to be elected president
WASHINGTON – If we go back to the 2012 presidential campaign, the brilliance of the Obama team was in...
In China The Economy Is Still Run By The State The Economist magazine discussed economic reforms without even mentioning the Chinese Communist Party
WASHINGTON – The highly regarded The Economist weekly magazine has a Leader (we call it Editorial in America) about...
Europe Sliding Into Irrelevance High debt, no innovation, and no opportunity paint a grim picture. Draghi's QE will solve nothing
WASHINGTON – Here is today’s Europe. Stagnating economies, non-existent innovation, high debt caused by unaffordable pensions and other...
America Needs Structural Reforms No sensible policy proposals. Politicians are afraid to deliver bad news
WASHINGTON – There is no doubt that millions of Americans are economically worse off because of the negative impact...
No Real Economic Reforms In China The Communist Party needs to control the economy, in order to stay in power
WASHINGTON – Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with all his government and Goldman Sachs private sector expertise, (he was...
Tsipras Goes To Moscow The Greek Prime Minister wants us to know that he looks at Vladimir Putin as a good friend
WASHINGTON – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thought that it was a good idea to pay a visit to...
Oil Is King, For Now Renewable energy is not yet economically viable. But its day will come
WASHINGTON – In an interview with FORTUNE magazine, Chevron CEO John Watson argued that, whatever the oil prices wild...
Kissinger And Shultz Issue Strong Warning About Iran Nuclear Deal The agreement will leave Iran's facilities intact. Difficult to verify compliance. What will Saudi Arabia do?
WASHINGTON – If you want a detailed but highly readable critique of Obama’s Iran’s nuclear deal, I strongly encourage...
April 4th Was NATO’s Anniversary This date marks the beginning of the most extarordinary security and political alliance in modern history. But nobody paid any attention
WASHINGTON – April 4th 2015 came and went. Nobody paid any attention to this date. And why should they?...