Special Reports
Asia Poised to Drive Global Economic Growth
Asia and the Pacific are a relative bright spot amid the more somber context of the global economy’sย rocky recovery. As theย chartย shows, the region will contribute about 70 percent of global growth this yearโa much greater share than in recent years, boosted by China’s Reopening. The …
Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Biden vs. Trump Again?
With President Biden’s announcement that he will seek reelection in 2024, a new confrontation with former President Trump, who seems to be the Republican with the best chance of being his party’s candidate, is on the horizon. It is incredible that in a country of …
IMF World Economic Outlook April 2023
Overview The outlook is uncertain again amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, and three years of COVID The baseline forecast is for growth to fall from 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.8 percent in 2023, before settling at …
The American Crisis Intensifies
George Friedman To read the whole document, the controls for turning pages and zooming in or out are at the bottom left corner above. ” I should emphasize that while presidents are important, they are not the driving force of history.” … ” It is impossible …
Jamie Dimon Letter to JP Morgan Chase Shareholders 2022
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Company, addressed his letter to shareholders along with the Annual Report 2022, alerting that America remains divided within its borders, and its global leadership role is being challenged outside of its borders. complaining that the financial …
Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter. The Banking Crisis, a U.S. Problem, or a Preview for the Rest of the World?
March was one of the most chaotic months we have experienced in the last decade. The problem of the banks in the United States, the continuous and now violent protests in France against the change in the retirement age, the widespread outcry against changes to …
Hybrids
Luis Rubio What is the moment at which the social order breaks down? When is it most probable for a society to enter processes of confrontation outside of the established institutional channels? Questions like these are the material of permanent discussion and analysis in academic …
Is a Credit Crunch and a Recession Imminent?
Photo: The New York Public Library on Unsplash It certainly looks like it is. The soft landing forecasted by the policymakers now seems more remote. The focus on inflation as the primary concern shifted to the soundness of the financial system. Yet, the Federal Open Market Committeeโs March rate decision to increase only 25 basis …