Yves here. This is a fascinating little study. While correlation is not causation, the finding makes a certain amount of sense. Shopping districts that have stores with character and the…
Amid widespread economic weakening, due in no small measure to destructive Trump policies such as slashing and burning of Federal agencies that provide important public and business-boosting services, and supply-chain-cracking…
Natalie Sherman BBC News Amber Walliser A few days after Donald Trump won the US presidential election, Amber Walliser stocked up, spending $2,000 (£1,538) on appliances she believed would get…
Yves here. I suspect readers will have a field day with this article. A group of Serious Economists, including some American ones (Barry Eichengreen, Simon Johnson, and Ken Rogoff) are…
Yves here. For those living in Asia and other parts of the world where big cities generally = bad to dangerously bad air, the idea of putting more stuff in…
Yves here. Below, Andrew Korybko looks at whether Russia will take the logical next steps in its war of continuing to move further West. Notice that one of the logical…
Yves here. Every big city has its own economic dynamics, and New York has some distinctive ones: the importance of Big Finance, tourism, and Broadway. IMHO, another key industry, health…
So far, the Federal Reserve has avoided commenting on the increasingly uncertain outlook, but investors are waiting to see whether it changes its projections on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told journalists on March 13 that the final hurdles between a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan are now “resolved.” Armenia’s foreign ministry said the…
Yves here. This post contains informative details on the ongoing row between Judge James Boasberg and the Department of Justice, which defied his order in a deportation of Venezuelans for…