PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Project Syndicate)—This week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt highlights the growing consensus that multilateral cooperation is necessary to avert environmental catastrophe. But with geopolitical tensions Read more
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Opinion: Supply-side challenges frustrate the Fed and other central bankers
These are tough times for central bankers. As they tighten monetary policy to combat inflation, governments in the U.S., U.K. and EU spend too much, and supply-side problems are becoming Read more
Opinion: Wall Street CEOs confirm their allegiance to Beijing
China has been in the news plenty this year. First there was the controversy surrounding Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics. And then the United Nations issued a report confirming China’s “crimes against humanity.” Read more
Opinion: China’s economy is rotting from the head
BOSTON (Project Syndicate)—China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth? Between 1980 and 2019, China’s average Read more
Opinion: American democracy was broken long before the MAGA zealots denied the election and stormed the Capitol
PRINCETON, N.J. (Project Syndicate) – The current mainstream narrative in the United States holds that democracy is under threat from MAGA zealots, election deniers, and Republicans who are threatening to Read more
What happens if more buyers refuse metals like aluminum from Russia? The LME doesn’t want to find out
Speculation that the U.S. is considering a ban on aluminum from Russia contributed to a brief spike in prices for the metal a week ago, but some consumers have already Read more
U.S., allies work to reach agreement on price level for Russian oil cap ahead of Dec. 5 deadline
WASHINGTON—The U.S. and its partners are rushing to hammer out an agreement on a level for a price cap on Russian oil in the next couple of weeks as they seek to Read more
Biden administration announces new sanctions on Russia after annexation of four Ukrainian regions
The Biden administration on Friday rolled out new U.S. sanctions against Russia, with American officials describing them as “swift and severe costs we are imposing on Russia for its fraudulent Read more
Biden administration announces new sanctions on Russia after annexation of four Ukrainian regions
The Biden administration on Friday rolled out new U.S. sanctions against Russia, with American officials describing them as “swift and severe costs we are imposing on Russia for its fraudulent Read more
Watchdog blasts top House Democrats’ plan for banning congressional stock trading: ‘They’ve included poison pills’
Top House Democrats have offered a proposal for stopping congressional stock trading, but it’s drawing criticism for including a ban on trading for Supreme Court justices, as that provision could Read more