Finance
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‘Tax the rich’?
Demanding tax increases on the rich is back in fashion – both in the corridors of the House of Representatives…
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GDP rise may save economy from a double dip recession but scars will be revealed
While the economy has likely escaped fears of a double dip recession following the release of June quarter GDP figures…
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Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into a Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
… Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. Michael Hudson CounterPunch His crackdown on private enterprise has been…
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Weidmann: ECB can’t protect governments from higher borrowing costs if inflation spikes
The European Central Bank won’t be able to protect governments from higher borrowing costs if inflation spikes, Bundesbank President Jens…
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Draghi’s next stress test: Selling the world’s oldest bank
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is facing heat — even from within the ranks of his own governing coalition —…
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Are Central Banks to Blame for Rising Inequality?
Central banks can do more to address the inequality problem, but they cannot do everything. Kenneth Rogoff Project Syndicate CAMBRIDGE…
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G20 backs global tax crackdown: report
The agreement at talks in the Italian city of Venice is set to be finalised on Saturday and caps eight…
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After Oil & Gas: Blue Economy Promises New Era of Plenty for Mediterranean
The Forum is the largest energy event with significant market influence as it engages energy producers, energy consumers, enterprises of…
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US makes new offer on setting global minimum corporate tax rate at 15%
The US has made a new offer that a global minimum corporate tax rate could be set at 15 per…
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How Inequality Distorts Economics
One of the urgent challenges facing the Biden administration is reversing the ever-worsening maldistribution of wealth. Fred Block Dissent The…
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Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements
The climate crisis has profound implications for every sector of the economy, every corner of society, and every aspect of…
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Diminishing Returns
Τhe 2008 financial crisis is widely credited with reviving the American left, from the tent cities of Occupy Wall Street…
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European Commission to pressure Ireland on tax in recovery fund plan
The European Commission will pressure Ireland to address “aggressive tax planning” in national plans for spending its chunk of the bloc’s €750 billion…
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EU rebuffs Montenegro plea to help repay $1B Chinese highway loan
Brussels on Monday rejected a call by Montenegro’s government to help finance a $1 billion Chinese loan for an unfinished…
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Housing affordability is a problem.
The idea that young Australians should be able to dip into their super to help buy their first home keeps…
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Biden to unveil plan for 21% global minimum tax
Joe Biden is proposing to plough $2 trillion (€1.7 trillion) in government spending into US infrastructure alongside $2 trillion in…
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