Special Reports

International Monetary Fund. Managing Expectations: Inflation and Monetary Policy.

, October 4, 2023

Art: on imf.orgInflation around the world reached multidecade highs in 2022. While headline inflation has since come down, core measures are proving stickier. The high inflation experience of the...

Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off!

, October 3, 2023

Image: on playbill.comThe title of the letter is from a Broadway play many years ago.Many people today feel that everything is terrible, with wars dragging on indefinitely, inept and...

Reducing cartel recruitment is the only way to lower violence in Mexico*.

, September 22, 2023

Rafael Prieto Curiel, Gian Maria Campedelli and Alejandro Hope.Homicides in Latin America are driven by violent cartels. The impact of Mexican cartels is especially far-reaching because they prey upon...

Blinken: “The Power and Purpose of American Diplomacy in a New Era”*

, September 20, 2023

What we’re experiencing now is more than a test of the post-Cold War order. It’s the end of it.The influence of non-state actors is growing – from corporations whose...

Bard, Google’s AI on Polarization in the U.S.

, September 19, 2023

Google's Artificial Intelligence model, Bard, released an update and invited some users to test its new features. So, based on the Carnegie Corporation's concern about Political Polarization in the...

Top 10 Countries By GDP Per Capita, by Region

, September 18, 2023

Graph and data: on visualcapitalist.comThere are many ways to measure different economies against one another, but comparing countries by GDP per capita remains one of the most tried-and-true methods.GDP...

What Electricity Sources Power the World?

, September 14, 2023

Image: on visualcapitalist.comWhat Powered the World in 2022?This was originally posted on Elements.In 2022, 29,165.2 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity was generated around the world, an increase of 2.3% from...

Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: The Waters are Still Muddled!

, September 1, 2023

Photo: Ceejay Talam on PexelsThe political race is heating up in the United States, and it is really embarrassing to see the contenders' lack of quality and credibility.President Biden...

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Understanding Mexico’s Political and Economic Landscape in 2025

Global Credit Outlook 2025

Gold Outlook 2025: Navigating Rates, Risk and Growth.