Monday, February 9th, 2026

The Major Economies’ Prospects in 2026

As the year begins, the world’s three biggest economies are performing very differently. Whereas the…

Who’s Afraid of Stablecoins?

US President Donald Trump’s embrace of so-called stablecoins as a means of projecting America’s financial…

The Mirage of Geoeconomics

A few years ago, there was an overarching global consensus on trade: the freer, the…

Can a Global Trade War Be Avoided?

On April 2, US President Donald Trump proposed sweeping tariffs on nearly all of America’s…

The Transatlantic Carbon-Pricing Clash

Economists have long argued that regulation alone cannot bring about the reduction in global greenhouse-gas…

An Economic Test of Wills in Ukraine

A year after the Russian invasion, the Ukraine war has become one of attrition, with each…

Righting Europe’s Energy Wrongs

Europeans are finally getting a breather from sky-high gas prices. Thanks to declining demand by…

How Europe Can Manage Without Russian Gas

Over the last few months, gas and electricity prices in Europe surged by nearly 100%…

Will Europe’s Embargo on Russian Oil Succeed?

As the war in Ukraine passes the 100-day mark, it is worth asking how much…

Fiscal Follies in the COVID Recovery

When COVID-19 went global about a year ago, the memory of the 2008 global financial…

Why Subsidies Beat Lockdowns

Many European governments are trying to combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by…

The US Must Accept China’s Rise

Elections tend to bring differences to the fore. That is certainly true of the United…