Business in Africa goes through Morocco
by Paolo von Schirach – MARRAKECH – Thanks to a partnership agreement between the Corporate Council on Africa and...
Tag: US Economy
Overleveraged America has no Plan B
WASHINGTON – Is America once again at the edge of some catastrophic event that will cause economic misery? Not...
Wanted: Credible Centrist Political Leaders There are non partisan elected officials who can propose an agenda of growth and opportunity for America
WASHINGTON – Recently, a Democratic party elected leader of national renown argued in a public forum that in order...
Living In A False Data World Authoritarian governments produce fake statistics that further political goals
WASHINGTON – We are used to hear that we live in a “data driven” world. Thanks to ICT and...
Hillary Clinton Will Ban Fracking -Less Energy For America If elected President, she will restrict most hydraulic fracturing activities
WASHINGTON – When it comes to America’s energy needs and viable alternatives to fossil fuels, it looks as if...
US Economy and Public Finances Deteriorating – Candidates Talk About Something Else The economic foundations are fragile, while the deficit will start growing again. No plan to change any of this
WASHINGTON – While we wait with trepidation for the outcome of the Iowa caucuses that will finally begin to...
Fed Unclear On Future Rate Increases Will it continue raising rates? May be not. The US recovery is fragile and the global economy is getting worse
WASHINGTON – At last, the US Federal Reserve decided to put an end to the abnormally long period of...
Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates? May Be Not New headwinds suggest no action in December
WASHINGTON – Until a couple of days ago, most economists bet that the US Federal Reserve would finally begin to...
David Stockman: We Are Losing Manufacturing Jobs Higher employment is due mostly to growth in the services sectors, mostly health care and the food industry
WASHINGTON – In his Contra Corner blog David Stockman (Budget Director under Ronald Reagan) has been warning us that...
US Media Tell Us That America Is Doing Well Many experts portray economic mediocrity as good news
WASHINGTON – Despite evidence to the contrary, most media tell us that all is well with the US economy....