Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

Economic Development in a Protectionist World

As apprehension grows in China, Europe, and Japan about a possible trade war triggered by…

Reform or Irrelevance for the IMF?

The world needs an effective International Monetary Fund. Countries have become hugely indebted following the…

When More Financial Regulation Is Not Better

Partly in response to the banking failures of March 2023, US regulators now want to impose higher…

The End of Free-Lunch Economics

Smart economic policymaking invariably requires trading off some pain today for greater future gains. But…

Monetary and Inflationary Traps

Price increases in the United States are spreading across goods and services, and inflation also…

The Dangers of Endless Quantitative Easing

Inflation readings in the United States have shot up in recent months. Labor markets are…

All Eyes on Digital Payments

Digital payments are attracting growing interest, and eye-popping numbers abound, as demonstrated by the US…