In Saudi Arabia, It’s Looking Bubbly for Skyscrapers and More
Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a huge spending binge, and among the new projects is what is to be the world's tallest skyscraper. Is this a warning sign of a new financial crisis?
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Will the Fed Let Innovation Work Its Magic?
In recent decades, the tech sector has brought us newer and better goods and ever-dropping prices. In an unhampered market, the same would happen across the entire economy. But, the Fed won't allow this to happen.
Brazil: Victim of Vulgar Keynesianism
Brazil’s government has long been devoted to the idea that more government spending will create more economic prosperity.
Reuter’s Reports that Greece Says it Will Run Out of Money on April 9
Greece's government said that the country would have to choose whether to pay back 450 million euros to the International Monetary Fund on April 9th or pay salaries and pensions.
What’s so great about the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
Patrick Barron writes:
Recently a friend sent me the updated Wikipedia link about the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that has been in the news so much, mostly gathering glowing endorsements that this is a great undertaking.
Bubble Unto Others
There’s more to the global adventures of the greenback than meets The Economist’s eye.
Brazil: Victim of Vulgar Keynesianism
Brazil's government has long been devoted to the idea that more government spending will create more economic prosperity. For a time, it seemed to work, but now reality and disillusionment have set in.
Progressive Luddites and Gustave de Molinari’s Final Words
The opponents of technological innovation in free markets have been with us for a long time. A century ago, Gustave de Molinari was defending the automobile from the technology haters of his day. Little has changed since then.
Middle Eastern Barriers to an Agile Marketplace
The Middle East once enjoyed unprecedented economic prosperity, but thanks to centuries of bureaucratic centralization and institutional barriers to free-market growth, the modern Middle East has long since fallen behind the West.
A Necessary Correction in the Oil Industry
Oil prices have fallen largely due to economic and political realities in China and the US. The resulting correction is a good thing, and, in spite of what many panicky central bankers think, falling oil prices are a good thing.
