Curtis J. Milhaupt & Angela Huyue Zhang explain why the US administration's legally dubious interventions into private markets are unlikely to end well.

Project Syndicate Economics

17.09.2025

Developing Countries Are Paying Too Much to Borrow by Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe - Project Syndicate

Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe point to features of the global financial architecture that are doing more harm than good.

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16.09.2025

Lower Interest Rates Are the Right Policy for the Wrong Reasons by Mark Blyth & Nicolò Fraccaroli - Project Syndicate

Mark Blyth & Nicolò Fraccaroli worry that monetary policy loosening is warranted but also politically treacherous.

Project Syndicate Economics

16.09.2025

The US Will Rue Trump’s Trade War on India by Duvvuri Subbarao - Project Syndicate

Duvvuri Subbarao warns that imposing punitive tariffs on a major rising power will undermine America’s long-term interests.

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13.09.2025

Yes, the World Free Rides on America by Todd G. Buchholz - Project Syndicate

Todd G. Buchholz identifies the many ways that Americans bear the costs to produce outcomes that benefit everyone.

Project Syndicate Economics

13.09.2025

How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s Tariffs? by Shimukunku Manchishi - Project Syndicate

Shimukunku Manchishi urges governments to forge a united front in the face of American protectionism and transactional diplomacy.

Project Syndicate Economics

13.09.2025

Powell’s Last Chance to Protect the Fed by Mohamed A. El-Erian - Project Syndicate

Mohamed A. El-Erian urges the outgoing chair of the world's most important central bank to launch institutional reforms.

Project Syndicate Economics

12.09.2025

Trump’s Tariffs Will Widen the North-South Divide by Qiyuan Xu & Yutao Huang - Project Syndicate

Qiyuan Xu & Yutao Huang highlight the impact of US trade barriers on debt, growth, and development in developing economies.

Project Syndicate Economics

12.09.2025

The Twilight of Pax Americana by Koichi Hamada - Project Syndicate

Koichi Hamada cannot see US global leadership recovering from Donald Trump's bullying of trade partners.

Project Syndicate Economics

12.09.2025

Is a French Sovereign-Debt Crisis Looming? by Desmond Lachman - Project Syndicate

Desmond Lachman anticipates considerable market turmoil before the European Central Bank comes to the rescue.

Project Syndicate Economics

11.09.2025

Global Trade Is Winning Trump’s War On It by Daniel Gros - Project Syndicate

Daniel Gros points out that even US import demand appears to be withstanding the introduction of tariffs.

Project Syndicate Economics

10.09.2025

Why Are Financial Markets Shrugging at Trump’s War on the Fed? by Barry Eichengreen - Project Syndicate

Barry Eichengreen tries to make sense of investors' seeming indifference to growing threats to the central bank's independence.

Project Syndicate Economics

10.09.2025

The US Tightens the Dollar’s Death Grip on Brazilian Democracy by Camila Villard Duran - Project Syndicate

Camila Villard Duran explains how the greenback’s dominance forces governments to align with American policy priorities.

Project Syndicate Economics

10.09.2025

France’s Manufactured Debt and Government Drama by Jean-Pierre Landau - Project Syndicate

Jean-Pierre Landau thinks the government's attempts to scare people into accepting fiscal consolidation will backfire.

Project Syndicate Economics

09.09.2025

Why Are Markets Ignoring the Obvious About America? by Erin Lockwood - Project Syndicate

Erin Lockwood offers six possible explanations for capital owners’ muted reaction to Donald Trump’s destructive agenda.

Project Syndicate Economics

09.09.2025

Europe Must Use Its Economic “Bazooka” Against the US by Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti - Project Syndicate

Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti explain why activating the Anti-Coercion Instrument now could protect the bloc from Trump’s latest attack.

Project Syndicate Economics

05.09.2025

Century Bonds Could Transform Development Finance by Hannah Wanjie Ryder - Project Syndicate

Hannah Wanjie Ryder shows how ultra-long-term lending by rich donor countries could succeed where grant-making has failed.

Project Syndicate Economics

04.09.2025

Attacking the Federal Reserve Is Self-Defeating by Simon Johnson - Project Syndicate

Simon Johnson shows why the Trump administration's no-holds-barred campaign for lower interest rates is likely to backfire.

Project Syndicate Economics

04.09.2025

The Failure of Anti-Austerity Populism by Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate

Kenneth Rogoff explains how the era of cheap money limited policymakers’ ability to respond to future shocks.

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The Federal Reserve’s Other Problem by Simon Johnson & Corey Klemmer - Project Syndicate

Putin’s Polycrisis by Sergei Guriev - Project Syndicate

As Growth Decouples From Employment, the Fed Faces a Trilemma by Mohamed A. El-Erian - Project Syndicate

How Much Financial Speculation Can the Real Economy Withstand? by Dambisa Moyo - Project Syndicate

Africa’s Rare-Earth Opportunity by Kingsley Moghalu - Project Syndicate

Latin America’s Structural Crisis by José Antonio Ocampo - Project Syndicate

Trump Is Losing His Geoeconomic War by Harold James - Project Syndicate

Mexico Must End Cash Dependence by Guillermo Ortiz - Project Syndicate

How Asia Can Reduce Its Dollar Dependence by Yasuto Watanabe & Hiro Ito - Project Syndicate

Trump’s Beggar-the-Poor Remittance Tax by Hippolyte Fofack - Project Syndicate

India’s Economy Is Stronger Than Trump Thinks by Shang-Jin Wei - Project Syndicate

Money Will Not Be Revolutionized by Nouriel Roubini & Brunello Rosa - Project Syndicate

The Changing Face of Foreign Direct Investment by Jayati Ghosh - Project Syndicate

“America First” Accounting Standards? by Howard Davies - Project Syndicate

China Plans, America Reacts by Stephen S. Roach - Project Syndicate

Trump’s Effort to Pick America’s Corporate Winners Will End Badly by Anne O. Krueger - Project Syndicate

AI Is Pointless If It Doesn’t Boost Productivity by Jim O'Neill - Project Syndicate

How Gender Equality Boosts Economic Growth by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg - Project Syndicate

Renminbi Debt in a Dollar-Denominated World by Paola Subacchi - Project Syndicate

North Africa’s Scramble for the Sahel by Dalia Ghanem - Project Syndicate

The Fed’s Wrong Move by Michael R. Strain - Project Syndicate

Lawless State Capitalism Is No Answer to China’s Rise by Curtis J. Milhaupt & Angela Huyue Zhang - Project Syndicate

Developing Countries Are Paying Too Much to Borrow by Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe - Project Syndicate

Lower Interest Rates Are the Right Policy for the Wrong Reasons by Mark Blyth & Nicolò Fraccaroli - Project Syndicate

The US Will Rue Trump’s Trade War on India by Duvvuri Subbarao - Project Syndicate

Yes, the World Free Rides on America by Todd G. Buchholz - Project Syndicate

How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s Tariffs? by Shimukunku Manchishi - Project Syndicate

Powell’s Last Chance to Protect the Fed by Mohamed A. El-Erian - Project Syndicate

Trump’s Tariffs Will Widen the North-South Divide by Qiyuan Xu & Yutao Huang - Project Syndicate

The Twilight of Pax Americana by Koichi Hamada - Project Syndicate

Is a French Sovereign-Debt Crisis Looming? by Desmond Lachman - Project Syndicate

Global Trade Is Winning Trump’s War On It by Daniel Gros - Project Syndicate

Why Are Financial Markets Shrugging at Trump’s War on the Fed? by Barry Eichengreen - Project Syndicate

The US Tightens the Dollar’s Death Grip on Brazilian Democracy by Camila Villard Duran - Project Syndicate

France’s Manufactured Debt and Government Drama by Jean-Pierre Landau - Project Syndicate

Why Are Markets Ignoring the Obvious About America? by Erin Lockwood - Project Syndicate

Europe Must Use Its Economic “Bazooka” Against the US by Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti - Project Syndicate

Century Bonds Could Transform Development Finance by Hannah Wanjie Ryder - Project Syndicate

Attacking the Federal Reserve Is Self-Defeating by Simon Johnson - Project Syndicate

The Failure of Anti-Austerity Populism by Kenneth Rogoff - Project Syndicate

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