Readers might think I have an issue with the world of finance. Not at all: finance is fundamental in the lives of people, companies and nations. Readers might stop to consider what would happen if there were no banks, money, credit, investments, wealth management… Well, we already knew how that was a few millennia ago, […]
Why inequality is increasing and what can we do about it?
Janet Yellen, chair of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, gave a speech in October 2014 in which she said that, “The past several decades have seen the most sustained rise in inequality since the 19th century after more than 40 years of narrowing inequality following the Great Depression. I think it […]
Capitalism on Trial
Over 200 years have passed since the emergence of traditional liberalism, led by Adam Smith. In the modern era, capitalism has evolved into a different system. One that is overly individualistic and promotes inequality. One that favors finance over the real economy and yields recurrent crises. And adamantly seeks to maximize not profitability, but rents, […]
China on Our Doorstep
For the first time in recent history, the state of China’s economy is the object of examination, not only by “China experts” – provided such an animal exists – but by everybody interested in current economic conditions anywhere in the world. For the first time we are seeing that what happens to the Chinese economy […]
Latin America: No More Pennies From Heaven
The economies of Latin America (LatAm) have fallen on hard times. After almost a decade of positive growth, the favorable external conditions are disappearing and prospects for growth seem grim. The IMF projection for 2015 is just 0.9%, the lowest growth rate since 2002, with the exception of 2009, the year of the Great Recession. […]
