Population, Migration, Inflation and Deaths.
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The Four Biggest Threats to the West
“I don’t believe in the ‘soft landing’ story,” said historian and author Niall Ferguson in a conversation with Andy Serwer at Barrons on Sept. 12, 2023. He discusses the risks to the West, U.S. politics, what happens if Trump wins, what if he was a …
Vignettes of a World in Danger
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The contemporary world has become a highly dangerous place. The bipolar Cold War world of communism and capitalism, inaugurated after World War II in 1945, ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. Despite the permanent threat of nuclear war, …
A Conflict Between Three Powers
Antonio Navalón In just 15 days, the world changed. When it seemed that the world could only be capable of sustaining or witnessing a single armed conflict at a time – referring to the war between Ukraine and Russia – the terrorist group Hamas forced …
Fentanyl and Migration, the new Cartels.
Antonio Navalón Every 12 years, Mexican and U.S. presidential elections coincide. This year, at the same time and with the same institutional instability, Mexico will elect a President, and the United States will select who? In the U.S. case, the balance will be tipped in …
How Mexico will save the West.
With dramatic shifts in geopolitical alignments, Mexico is poised to be a key player in the future economy of The West. Mexicans of all economic classes are likely to benefit from these new realities. Big thanks to the History of Mexico Podcast. Check them out …
International Monetary Fund. Managing Expectations: Inflation and Monetary Policy.
Inflation around the world reached multidecade highs in 2022. While headline inflation has since come down, core measures are proving stickier. The high inflation experience of the last two years could engender persistently high inflation expectations, complicating central banks’ paths to getting inflation back to …
Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off!
The title of the letter is from a Broadway play many years ago. Many people today feel that everything is terrible, with wars dragging on indefinitely, inept and corrupt governments in most parts of the world, non-existent leadership, and a global economic situation complicated by …
North-South, East-West.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting was held last week in an atmosphere of global realignments. The leaders’ speeches (3 women among men) from multiple countries expressed opinions on common issues: the war in Ukraine, the global financial system, poverty, the …
Top 10 Countries By GDP Per Capita, by Region
There are many ways to measure different economies against one another, but comparing countries by GDP per capita remains one of the most tried-and-true methods. GDP per capita attempts to level the playing field by dividing a country’s economic output by its population, effectively giving the average …