Debt can only be a problem if either the lender and/or the borrower are negligent. This is because loan transactions are contracts between willing borrowers and willing lenders. Neither is the GDP to Debt ratio an indicator of anything malicious per ...

Trade, Debt Seen as Threats to Global Growth in IMF Communique

Will he return as Treasury Secretary?

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin considering trip to China amid trade spat

Too long for a tweeter to concentrate on

Stable China-U.S. relations contribute to global prosperity: Chinese ambassador to U.S.

The real issue is the relative strength of the cross-winds. Blowing in favour of growth are: continuing jobs growth and possibly wages; huge tax cuts; no offsetting spending cuts; monetary accommodation including 8% fall in USD; some acceleration in ...

US: Are we heading to recession?

The reality is that WTO could not keep up with demands for progress on free trade, leaving the only option of multi-national efforts such as TPP to get progress. The USA itself has entered into the same agreements as well as supporting WTO progress. ...

Kudlow Says TPP Reconsideration More 'Thought' Than 'Policy'

"Inalienable rights to life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness." Not quite in line with his mantra credo. Either markets work when they are free or they don't. Or does he mean free for us but not for them?

Kudlow Says TPP Reconsideration More 'Thought' Than 'Policy'

Sorry I missed your question. Protectionism means keeping foreign stuff out (weakening demand outside) and increasing demand for our stuff (more heat on demand for domestically produced stuff - boost). Dollar has not strengthened with rising rates ...

Larry Kudlow's Strong Dollar Is Easier Said Than Done

Well done, raklian. Something crawled out of the woodwork there. I think he is asking us all to add value - something similar to his efforts perhaps which add what? I like to see ideas expressed well and indicating a point of view i.e. something you ...

While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don’t like the deal for the...

There is a perception that it's difficult for Syrians to get refugee status in Russia. This is not true. It is actually impossible. SVETLANA GANNUSHKINA, NGO WORKER

Putin: Further attacks on Syria would lead to ‘chaos’

The Russian economy is now smaller than Australia and Spain by conventional metrics. Are refugees flooding into Russia from Syria and North Africa? What? They must be crazy not to take advantage of the comrades with open arms and huge smiling faces ...

Putin: Further attacks on Syria would lead to ‘chaos’

Yes, Russia has great potential to increase its GDP per capita to reach a place in the top 50 in 10 years time. Your comments are premature though and makes me suspicious about what you putin your pipe.

Putin: Further attacks on Syria would lead to ‘chaos’

Three arrows policy - fiscal boost, monetary accommodation and microeconomic reforms boost - has failed Abe because microeconomic reforms were not pursued at all - leaving Abe one arrow short, for himself.

Former Japan PM Junichiro Koizumi says embattled leader Shinzo Abe may quit in June as support...

USA trade policy is stuck in the 1950s. Unhappily USA policy towards China is based on the same assumptions made by the Obama administration as the Trump administration namely that 1. China is working hard to increase its power relative to the USA ...

US position on TPP still unclear, NZ Govt says after Trump's apparent U-turn

The point is that the US inflation rate has surprised on the low side and continues to do so. What are the reasons? Maybe if there was a decent debate on the reasons then the comments by observers would be more pertinent and intelligent.

Why Yes, the FOMC Would Like Some Inflation Overshoot Now

Every cycle is different but this article does not address how this cycle is different. There is no debate - only the ever present question whether aggregate demand will grow faster than aggregate supply. But this question is now a global one not ...

The Deflation/Inflation Debate

Well this is elementary dear boy.

Fed's Kashkari: We're not going to keep interest rates low to help the government run up debt

Davis is unconvincing player. Try this new thought. That European Union would not be needed as a single economy if free trade moves much more quickly to centre stage. So US CHINA NAFTA blah blah is building the case for free trade in a way which ...

UK Brexit Sec. Davis: Not Expecting Brexit To Cause ‘Mass Migration’ Of Fin. Services Activity...

Real money. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

The $105 Billion 'Ghost Stock' Blunder Rocking Markets in Korea

Sledgehammer to crack a nut. USA slowly catching up with 21st century China. WTO reforms and UN reforms are the real target for both super powers if the world is to progress.

Trump Praises China's Xi's Trade Speech, Easing Tariff Tensions

Raising spending does not reduce a budget deficit Neither does reducing taxes. Where is the disagreement? The real point here is how little can be achieved in USA on this issue. Later generations inherit the problem. The problem makes USA and USD ...

Yellen and other economists say U.S. tax cuts are blowing up the budget