Last week, the mega tech companies – the so-called Magnificent Seven – presented their latest earnings results. They appeared to be ‘blockbuster’. They painted a picture of a booming economy,…| Michael Roberts Blog
This week, the world’s major central bankers have gathered in the sweltering heat of Sintra, Portugal (although I am sure the the aircon is good in their swanky hotel in the hills). The big issue,…| Michael Roberts Blog
Every August the world’s top central bankers meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a ski resort in central US for a ‘symposium’ organized by the Kansas City Federal Reserve. The bankers take this opportu…| Michael Roberts Blog
Last week’s meltdown in the stock markets of the major economies, which started in the US, reversed this week. But the fall in the US S&P-500 index of the stock prices of the top 500 American c…| Michael Roberts Blog
An in-depth look at the meltdown in the stock markets of the major economies at the start of the month, from Economist Michael Roberts.| Labour Outlook - Amplifying socialist voices, supporting frontline struggles,...