I’ve just finished Growth: A Reckoning (2023) by Daniel Susskind. Professor of business at Gresham College in London, he’s a skilful writer and anyone interested in the study of economic growth should enjoy this book. There is much to comment, but to remain within my area of expertise, I’ll only analyse his take on degrowth, a topic he addresses […]| Timothée Parrique
by Alix Underwood The world looked poised to end hunger in the mid-2010s, after decades of decline in the percentage of the population that is undernourished. People often attribute progress in the late 20th century to the technological advances of the “Green Revolution.” However, the revolution’s costs and benefits, and their distribution, are hotly contested. Many experts instead point simply to economic growth as the primary factor responsible for poverty reduction and, The post Has ...| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Growth marks first increase in four months| Economy | Advisor.ca
Federal government net debt reaches nearly $1 trillion at the end of Q2 The post Federal, provincial and territorial deficits rise appeared first on Investment Executive.| Investment Executive
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Reading Time: 4minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote compares Canada’s productivity performance with that of other Group of Seven (G7) countries and Australia, which has a resource-rich economy that is similar to Canada’s. The HillNote is the second in a four-part series on... Read More › The post What Is Canada’s Productivity Performance and How Does It Compare to Other Countries? appeared first on HillNotes.| HillNotes
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated that Russia’s GDP is growing faster than in some countries that have refused to cooperate with Russia.| Sputnik International
The FOMC is likely to cut the federal funds rate (FFR) by 25bps tomorrow. Among the meeting participants, there might be one or more dissenters to the decision who favor a 50bps cut and one or more dissenters opposed to any cut. The Summary of| Yardeni QuickTakes
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Stalling EBRC Research Staff Current data releases as of 5 September 2025 U.S. real GDP rose 3.3% in the second quarter, according to the second […]| Arizona's Economy
Saudi Aramco’s 20-year, $11bn lease deal with Global Infrastructure Partner (GIP), a firm under BlackRock’s umbrella, for Jafurah Field Gas Plant underscores the growing international confidence in Saudi Arabia’s ongoing economic transformation.| Oxford Economics
Broad-based weakness dragged GDP down 0.1% in May, but preliminary June data points to a possible, if modest, rebound.| Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada
KEY POINTS Digital currency adoption is transforming Nigeria’s informal economy, bringing both benefits such as increased market access and chall| The Nigerian Inquirer
Additional US tariffs have led us to downgrade our short-term outlook for the German economy, with this impact mostly concentrated in southern regions of the country.| Oxford Economics
Our simulations suggest that a permanent 40ppt tariff hike on US imports from Brazil would have limited impacts to the Brazilian economy.| Oxford Economics
The 23 blue-shaded MSAs in this map produce half of US GDP: You might be tempted to think this map, like so many maps, is just a map of US population. It kind of is, but not completely. These 23 MS…| Economist Writing Every Day
This HillStudy consists of a series of questions and answers intended to provide a better understanding of economic statistics and federal government finances.| HillNotes
This HillNote is the first in a series of four publications about productivity. The second in the series presents Canada’s productivity performance compared to other advanced economies. The third analyzes the main potential causes of Canada’s relatively low productivity growth, and the fourth analyzes the principal potential solutions.| HillNotes
After many quarters of healthy expansion, US economic activity abruptly contracted in the first quarter of 2025—President Trump’s first quarter in office. How did a strong economy begin to falter so quickly? Many, if not most, commentators attributed the decline to a surge in imports dragging down GDP. In truth, however, imports have no direct effect on GDP. Because of its popularity, it is important to debunk the myth that imports reduce GDP.| Rangvid’s Blog
Real GDP fell at an annual rate of -0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the BEA's "advance" estimate.| ABA Banking Journal
Real GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the “advanced” estimate| ABA Banking Journal
The 2025 first quarter GDP data came in slightly bad: negative 0.3%. I think the number is a bit hard to interpret right now, but it’s hard to spin away a negative number. A big factor pullin…| Economist Writing Every Day
Last month I wrote about the projected decline in GDP from the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model. Since then, they have released an alternative version of the model, which includes a “gold adj…| Economist Writing Every Day
China’s firms lag in emissions reductions, facing pressures from regulations, carbon markets, and trade barriers.| A greener life, a greener world
What do you do when your economy is in the doldrums and you need to kickstart growth?| Coppola Comment
Dear friends, I said I wouldn't post any more on this site. But Elon Musk doesn't like me posting Substack links on Twitter. And Substack itself is a mess. The home page looks amateurish, and new posts don't even appear on it until they've amassed enough views to push down previous posts. It's an absurd way of organising a site. | Coppola Comment
In Downing Street, I was once lobbied to support a £200m per annum cut to beer duty, because it was “the best growth policy I could ask for”. You see, that £200m would go into drinkers&…| Freethinking Economist
Ever since the Federal Reserve went on a crusade to increase interest rates and slow the progression of inflation at the beginning of 2022, investors have been cheering for a Goldilocks-type of eco…| Investing Caffeine
7.6 billion people producing an estimated global GDP of 131 trillion dollars (measured in purchasing power parity), that is the world in 2018. In its latest forecast, the International Monetary Fund predicts predicts a continuing global economic growth of 3.9%, … Continue reading →| Views of the World
The neoliberal ideology of unrestrained markets has led to a global crisis. Humanity now faces an existential threat as the result of global dominance by corporations, whose ultimate goal is at odd…| Patterns of Meaning
The new home of Brian McGlinchey’s independent journalism is Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey, a Substack newsletter. →→ Visit Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey: Invigoratingly unorthodox perspectives for intellectually honest readers Paul Krugman has done it again: From his lofty perch at The New York Times, the chief jester of the Keynesian court has wrapped […]| LibertyMcG
The economy in Venezuela has experienced a more stable outlook amidst US sanctions, but concerns remain over low wages.| Venezuelanalysis