By Michael Roberts The annual conference of the International Initiative for the Promotion of Political Economy (IIPPE) took place last week in Madrid. The IIPPE
Category: Economics Archive
By Michael Roberts “For all that we are told we live in an increasingly dematerialised world where ever more value lies in intangible items –
By Michael Roberts In the last few days, the leading central bankers of the advanced capitalist economies met at the annual jamboree in Jackson Hole,
By Michael Roberts The three-day summit of the BRICS leaders ends today (24 August). The BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Russian
1.2% of adults have 47.8% of the world’s wealth while 53.2% have just 1.1% By Michael Roberts Every year, I bring to the attention of
By Michael Roberts This week Russia’s central bank held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the level of its key interest rate after the Russian ruble
By Michael Roberts In the second quarter of this year, the UK economy grew by a ‘staggering’ 0.2% in real GDP. The media and government
By Michael Roberts The latest measure of US consumer price inflation for July actually showed an uptick in the year-on-year rate to 3.2% from 3%
By Michael Roberts In Q2 2023 the Chinese economy expanded by 6.3% year-on-year, up from 4.5% yoy recorded in Q1. Sounds strong, but quarterly growth
By Michael Roberts Both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank raised their policy interest rate again this week. The Fed rate now stands
