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The Landmark Trade Deal in Northern Ireland

On February 27, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor. The long-awaited discussions over Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol began a “new chapter” in UK-EU relationships according to Prime Minister Sunak.

A Chinese Trojan Horse for African Domination

By Patricia Heras Poza In 2018, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed with President Xi Jinping’s famous pledge to provide $60 billion in...

The future performance of world currencies based on a burger

Can a burger tell us something about the future performance of the main world currencies? If the burger in question is a sort of...

Monetary Authorities VS Financial Markets

The next few months will be very delicate for the central institutions. After having exaggerated with the term temporariness, the markets - and investors - would not be tender in the face of a new misjudgment.

To Aid or not to Aid? The Taliban’s Requests Amid Sexist Policies

Can we separate economics and politics? The Taliban in Afghanistan seem to think so. The Taliban is a Sunni Islamist nationalist and pro-Pashtun movement...

US Inflation: rapid drop in sight?

There is probably a risk of becoming monotonous, but much of the explanation for the movement in the financial markets in recent weeks revolves...

External Debt: A Vicious Cycle With No Right Answers

Undertaking external debt—debt that is owed to foreign entities—is a common, effective, and sometimes dangerous strategy. Many countries use foreign lenders as a means...

Inflation and Monetary Policy: Two Sides of the Story

Inflation and monetary policy remain at the center of the economic debate, even in these last days of 2022. This could not be otherwise, ...

Outlook 2023: a Two-Speed year?

The last month of the year has arrived and, as usual, outlooks have started to snow on what is to come: what will 2023...

Bear Market and Long Recession: Roubini’s Latest Forecasts

For Nouriel Roubini, the amount of public and private debt is a boulder that can lead to a long recession and further downturns in...

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Are We Still Trying to Make America Great Again?

The situation is scary, and the only thing that American citizens can do to prevent it is to vote. Reluctantly, and for the lesser of two evils, they have to cast their ballots. As for the rest of us, we will have to sit back, watch, and hope that the situation that all of us remember from our childhoods does not repeat itself. This time around, there will be no jolly ranchers or playground conversations to envelope our ignorance. This time, we will live through it as adults.

The Global Podcast Era

Since 2020, podcasts have grown to become one of the major sources of entertainment for most people. From leisure to news to wellness and...

Las leyes de la guerra y su moralidad

La guerra no es solo una serie de acciones tácticas y estratégicas; es un terreno donde la moral y la ley se entrecruzan de maneras complejas y dolorosas.