Capitalism and Democracy [part one]
Aug 13, 2016 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Lets begin with a discomforting fact often forgotten in recent years: capitalism is not naturally the best friend of democracy. Since the early years of the nineteenth century, especially during periods of economic...
Chart of the Day: No energy panic for the high yields
Aug 12, 2016 16:09 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
This chart made by us at FxWirePro, in St. Louis Feds economic dashboard shows how the U.S. high yield bonds have gotten along with the crude oil price (inverse scale). How many barrels of crude a dollar buys vs. Effective...
HOX/Valueguard data gives further evidence of easing of Sweden’s housing market
Aug 12, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Recent data from HOX/Valueguard shows that Swedens housing market is indicating evident signs of easing. In seasonally-adjusted terms, prices of apartment have majorly been flat from the start of this year. The small rise...
U.S. July retail sales preview
Aug 12, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Commentary Economy
U.S. retail sales statistics for July will be released at 12:30 GMT, today. Why retail sales and U.S. consumers are important? Domestic consumption of goods contributes about 25% of GDP or around $ 4.3 trillion as...
Euro area economic growth slows to 0.3 pct in Q2
Aug 12, 2016 11:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The euro area economic growth slowed in the second quarter, in line with consensus expectations. The gross domestic product of the currency bloc rose 0.3 percent in the second quarter, according to Eurostat. This matches...
German consumer price index picks up in July
Aug 12, 2016 10:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Germanys consumer price index in July rose 0.4 percent year-on-year, consistent with consensus expectation, stated Germanys official statistics office Destatis. Inflation measured by the CPI rose slightly for the third...
Many European economies suffer lost generation
Aug 12, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy
German finance minister, Wolfgang Schuble attributed the rise of the European populists to the policy of European Central Bank (ECB) but in reality, it can really be attributed to Europes lost decade and lost generation....
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely