Cheap energy debate sharpens as US power costs test consumer-led growth
Daniel Driscoll says higher energy costs and cheaper renewables are challenging the US consumption model as Trump policy favors fo...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSection
Opinion
OECD aid reviews face criticism over donor-led priorities
Vitalice Meja says OECD development finance reviews should test whether aid reduces dependency, rather than chiefly serving donor...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoEquity wealth is carrying more weight in US consumer spending
Banque de France research links stock-market wealth to a large share of 2025 US consumption, while GDPNow points to slower but pos...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoWSJ survey shows firmer Q2 GDP growth and lower recession odds
Economists in the July WSJ survey raised Q2 GDP growth to 2.12%, while the 12-month recession probability fell to 25%.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoAI capital spending faces higher-rate test as cash flow gap widens
US AI investment has helped offset monetary tightening, but analysts point to equity declines and rising bond reliance as risks to...
By David L. Chen 2 months agoStudy links emerging-market currency premia to domestic uncertainty
Kalemli-Özcan and Varela find larger uncovered interest parity premia in emerging markets than in advanced economies using 1996-20...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoCanadian employment beats expectations in latest StatCan release
Employment rose by 18,200, above the Bloomberg consensus cited by Econbrowser, easing concerns that the labour market is rolling o...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Hormuz attacks test energy policy as Brent stays below April peak
Gene Frieda says the Gulf shock is destroying supply rather than rerouting it, limiting the usefulness of familiar fiscal and mone...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Gates pledge highlights low-cost tools to reduce maternal deaths
A $215 million women’s health commitment comes as WHO data show more than 700 women die daily during and after pregnancy and child...
By David L. Chen 3 months agoCanada recession claim rests on narrow GDP decline and revisions risk
Conservative finance critic Michael Chong cited a two-quarter rule, while StatCan revision data and other indicators complicate th...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoAI investment boom faces dot-com comparison as Mag-7 index retreats
An Econbrowser analysis says a 12.2% fall in Bloomberg’s Mag-7 index raises the risk that AI-linked capital spending could slow af...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoUS computer imports surge as AI investment cycle comes under scrutiny
BEA data cited by Econbrowser show AI-linked hardware imports rising sharply, with selected categories up 59% year to date through...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months ago