In 1999, the mighty German economy was in so much trouble that, based on the work of legendary German economist dr. Holger Schmieding, the Economist magazine crowned the country the sick man of the Euro. And, today, almost twenty-five years later, Germany once again graced the cover of the Economist... [Read More]

All the rich countries on this map are dying, meaning that in these countries the number of babies born per woman, the fertility rate, is now below the replacement level of 2.1. Therefore, the population of the rich world will start shrinking soon, dragging down these economies, and threatening their... [Read More]

The core building blocks of Britain’s economy are basically on fire. Its education system is failing on every measure, as schools are running out of both money and teachers. Its national healthcare system, the NHS, is falling apart, with the waiting list for hospital treatment breaking record after record. To... [Read More]

China has been hiding roughly three trillion Dollars from the United States through its state-owned banks and Belt-and-Road lending initiative. At least, that is if we are to believe groundbreaking new research by economist Brad Setser from the Council of Foreign relations. This has three big implications for the balance... [Read More]

According to Financial Times sources, cash payments, or rather a lack of them, where actually at the heart of why Wagner leader Prigozhin started his march on Moscow. This was seemingly confirmed by the Chechen leader Kadyrov, who publicly accused Prigozhin of putting his business interests before the national interest.... [Read More]