Temporary or more structural: is it the return of the price/wage spiral? We had almost forgotten the term: the strike (or its threat) is back. In the United States, agricultural machinery [...]
In Venice, G-20 ministers and central bankers are showing a common front. Will it last? This year Venice meeting is reminiscent of another. In November 2008, in the midst of the financial and [...]
It’s hard to ignore a gain of over 20,000% in less than six years. With the Coinbase IPO, the crypto-asset universe is structuring itself. In 2015, curious about the enthusiasm of [...]
Christine Lagarde secured the consensus in the ranks of the ECB, but for how long? Doing too much or not enough? The question resurfaced on the eve of the meeting of the Committee of Governors of [...]
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, calls for the cancellation of public debts are gaining momentum. It did not take long for Christine Lagarde to firmly reject calls for the cancellation of all [...]
Europe and Japan have a historical opportunity to reinforce their political and economic ties and take the lead of the “soft powers” In these times of social distancing, it is good to think of [...]
I was a guest-speaker at the BCA annual conference which took place in NYC, last September 26-27. At the round table on the future euro, I delivered: My top 10 list of reasons why you should [...]