The momentum for fiscal stimulus is building
US President Trump is calling for a payroll tax relief until after the US elections. Australia just announced a EUR 11 billion package to counter the adverse impact of the […]
Tag Archives: Italy
Stuck!
Italy’s economy has virtually stopped growing in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Real quarterly GDP growth has averaged a meager 0.05% since 2010. As a result, the debt-to-GDP ratio […]
The week in charts – episode 2
11. Mark Rutte’s VVD wins Dutch elections, Wilders’ PVV second In the end, things were much less exiting than the polls made us believe. Rutte became the clear winner obtaining […]
Week End Blog – OIL!
This week was all about oil prices. After a price collapse of over 30% since the middle of June, oil lost another 6% as OPEC decided not to cut production […]
Week End Blog – Central Bank Surprises!
This was a week full of surprises, most of them delivered by central banks. And the best one was saved for last. In a truly surprising move, the Bank of […]
