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A dynamic and cyclical approach to the global economy

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Culture at the heart of the economic system

  • 14 October 2025
  • Decoding

Philippe Waechter

Here is a column written in mid-August 2025. I paid tribute to Joel Mokyr who has just received the Nobel Prize in Economics along with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.…

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  • Joel Mokyr
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The New Geopolitics – Part 2

  • 30 September 2025

    Philippe Waechter

    Faced with a more competitive environment, the United States has sought to secure its partners. This approach has seemed brutal, particularly in trade negotiations since Donald Trump’s return to the…

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    The Shift of History – Part 1

    • 12 May 2025
    • Decoding

    Philippe Waechter

    World history is generally shaped by a leading country. This has been the case since World War II with the United States and earlier with Great Britain. This hegemon provides…

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    • Braudel
    • Kindleberger
    • Thucydide
    • 79 views

    The Federal Reserve takes over

    • 27 January 2022
    • Monetary Policy

    Philippe Waechter

    At its January 25-26 meeting, the US central bank confirmed that it would raise interest rates as of its mid-March meeting. Above all, it indicated that very soon after it…

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    • Federal Reserve
    • Inflation
    • Interest Rates
    • 133 views

    Inflation continues, the Fed could weigh on growth

    • 13 January 2022
    • Monetary Policy

    Philippe Waechter

    US inflation is mainly conditioned by the pace of the price of goods and that of oil. The rush of households on goods, while inventories were reduced, is the source…

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    • Energy price
    • Inflation
    • 4.6K views

    Reflections on pensions in France

    • 13 January 2020
    • France

    Philippe Waechter

    Discussions in France about retirement often give the impression that pensions have to correct a large part of the inequalities of the working period.They suggest an at least partial dissociation…

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    • Labor Market
    • Retirement
    • 2.9K views

    A robust French Economy despite the strike

    • 17 December 2019
    • France

    Philippe Waechter

    The Markit survey for France does not suggest in December an inflection that can be linked to the social movement. The economy’s capacity to adapt is stronger than we imagine…

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    • Business Cycle
    • Labor Market
    • Markit Survey
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    Brexit will take place on January 31

    • 13 December 2019
    • International

    Philippe Waechter

    The British vote validates the choice of Brexit and the exit from the European Union on January 31, 2020. Boris Johnson is free to define his strategy. Boris Johnson’s huge…

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    • Boris Johnson
    • Brexit
    • UK General Elections
    • United Kingdom
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