Monthly Archives: November 2024

Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – November 22

Financial conditions in the United States, as measured by the Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI), have reached their most accommodative levels since November 2021—a period when the Federal Reserve’s policy rate stood at zero and quantitative easing was … Continue reading

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Who Pays the Lowest Tax Rate?

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Euro-zone’s Record Wage Growth

A key gauge of euro-zone wages jumped by the most since the common currency was introduced in 1999 — complicating the European Central Bank’s plans for interest-rate cuts as inflation eases. Third-quarter negotiated pay rose 5.4% from a year ago, … Continue reading

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The End of the Rise of China

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, Director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of Unrivaled: Why America Will … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – November 15

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Types Of Government 2.0

Originally posted July 14, 2020 Kakistocracy is a system of government that is run by the worst, least qualified, and/or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century, but gained significant use in the first decades … Continue reading

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Where’s the Inflation?

Key Facts: The CPI-U rose 0.2% in October, with a 12-month increase of 2.6%. Shelter index rose 0.4%, contributing significantly to the overall CPI increase. Food prices grew by 0.2% in October, with varying increases between food at home (0.1%) … Continue reading

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End of Foreign Brands in China? | SCMP

Must view, folks.

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Not Your Great-Great-Grandfather’s Pony Express

UPS and FedEx have long been some of the biggest names in America’s expansive and ongoing parcel wars, having been founded in 1907 and 1971, respectively. However, they’ve lost some ground in recent years as the industry of getting-stuff-where-it-needs-to-go has become increasingly … Continue reading

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In Honor Of Veteran’s Day: The Butterfly Effect

Originally Posted: November 11, 2018 To honor Veterans’s Day,  we are reposting our June 2017 butterfly piece, which illustrates how sleepwalking can lead the world into a war that nobody wants. History’s Biggest “Butterfly Effect” Occurred On This Day Posted on June … Continue reading

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