Protectionist contagion
Reclaiming economic sovereignty, protecting jobs … The virus of protectionism is spreading in doses that are less and less homeopathic. The evidence is more striking every day: the Covid-19 [...]
Against the tide
Alberto Alesina advocated for a well understood and well-managed austerity. Against the tide today, will it soon be in the wind? Will there be an “Alesina moment” as there was a [...]
Don’t shoot the ambulance
After a moment of suspense, Italy has just seen its note confirmed by the credit agencies. Was it really necessary to reach these extremes? Italy, confined since March 9, did not need this! Since [...]
The dictator and the puppet
Between China and the United States, the economic war continues on other grounds, and by other means. As we know, a strictly economic and financial assessment of the current situation would [...]
Vingt ans après… L’euro, mousquetaire de l’Union.
L’euro a déjà surmonté de rudes épreuves. Ses détracteurs, comme ses soutiens, continuent de tirer argument de cette construction originale. Le 31 décembre 1998 à midi, nous étions nombreux dans [...]
Mon ami le Vice-Président de la Fed me disait l’autre jour…
Quelques réflexions de Randal Quarles sur l’état de l’économie américaine lors du déjeuner du New York Economic Club. Pour Randal Quarles, le diagnostic est clair : l’économie américaine continue [...]
