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A dynamic and cyclical approach to the global economy

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From Yesterday to Today – October 15 – Public debt – A new problem

  • 15 October 2020
  • Actus & Chroniques

Philippe Waechter

Public debt would be at its highest in 2021, higher than at the end of World War II. Growth will not make it possible to reduce the ratio of public…
  • Central Banks
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Public Debt
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  • 287 views

The 2 pages Macro

  • 18 March 2019
  • Macroeconomics

Philippe Waechter

This short document (2 pages) is a synthesis of my macroeconomic views. One page of explanation and one page of graphs – The 2 pages Macro – 15 March 2019
  • China
  • ECB
  • Euro Area
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Monetary Policy
  • Policy Mix
  • USA
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Trump and the Federal Reserve

  • 29 October 2018
  • Monetary Policy

Philippe Waechter

Donald Trump hit out again recently at the Federal Reserve for its monetary policy management, taking it to task for hiking interest rates, which he claims would hamper US growth.…
  • Donald Trump
  • Federal Reserve
  • Fiscal Policy
  • USA
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French public debt stands at 100% of GDP – My Tuesday column

  • 2 October 2018
  • France

Philippe Waechter

This post is available in pdf format My Tuesday Column – 1 October 2018 French public debt stands at close to 100% of GDP, but is this really a cause for…
  • Federal Reserve
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Monetary Policy
  • Public Debt
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Italy: Growth expectations are too optimistic

  • 30 September 2018
  • Italy

Philippe Waechter

Here is the frightening part of the Italian budget: growth figures. In an interview Giovanni Tria said that growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020 were 1.6% and 1.7% respectively. These…
  • Budget Deficit
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Growth
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  • 363 views

Seven points on Italian budget announcement risks

  • 28 September 2018
  • Italy

Philippe Waechter

The Italian budget program, which sets out a budget deficit of 2.4% of GDP for 2019, 2020 and 2021, did not go down very well with investors. Uncertainty on Italy…
  • Budget Deficit
  • Fiscal Policy
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  • 294 views

Austerity is not the solution

  • 2 September 2018
  • Austerity

Philippe Waechter

“The biggest policy mistake of the last decade” is the title of an article by Ryan Cooper, and the mistake is of course austerity. (It is a very US focused…
  • Austérité
  • Economic Policy
  • Fiscal Policy
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Italy in 8 points

  • 23 May 2018
  • Italy

Philippe Waechter

The Italian question remains a concern for Europe, even after the nomination of a prime minister (to be confirmed by the Italian president), who is something of a lowest common…
  • European Union
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Political Equilibrium
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