Home » Posts tagged 'economic growth' (Page 2)
Tag Archives: economic growth
Opinion: Sooner or Later, We Have to Stop Economic Growth–And We’ll Be Better For It
OPINION: SOONER OR LATER, WE HAVE TO STOP ECONOMIC GROWTH — AND WE’LL BE BETTER FOR IT The end of growth will come one day, perhaps very soon, whether we’re ready or not. If we plan for and manage it, we could well wind up with greater well-being. Illustration by Kelsey King January 8, 2019 […]
Is an Increase in Demand Key for Economic Growth?
IS AN INCREASE IN DEMAND KEY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH? Whenever the so-called economy shows signs of weakness most experts are of the view that what is required to prevent the economy sliding into recession is to boost the overall demand for goods and services. If the private sector fails to increase its demand then it […]
Darkening Outlook For Global Economy Threatens Crude
Darkening Outlook For Global Economy Threatens Crude “The outlook for the global economy in 2019 has darkened.” That conclusion came from a new report from the World Bank, citing a variety of data, including softening international trade and investment, ongoing trade tensions, and financial turmoil in emerging markets over the past year. “Storm clouds are […]
Gold Outlook 2019: Uncertainty Makes Gold A “Valuable Strategic Asset” – WGC
Gold Outlook 2019: Uncertainty Makes Gold A “Valuable Strategic Asset” – WGC Gold Outlook 2019 – World Gold Council As we look ahead, we expect that the interplay between market risk and economic growth in 2019 will drive gold demand. And we explore three key trends that we expect will influence its price performance: financial […]
Weekly Commentary: Global Markets’ Plumbing Problem
Weekly Commentary: Global Markets’ Plumbing Problem “Goldilocks with a capital ‘J’,” exclaimed an enthusiastic Bloomberg Television analyst. The Dow was up 747 points in Friday trading (more than erasing Thursday’s 660-point drubbing) on the back of a stellar jobs report and market-soothing comments from Fed Chairman “Jay” Powell. December non-farm payrolls surged 312,000. The strongest […]
The Sequel: life after economic growth
The Sequel: life after economic growth Image courtesy of David Martin Jr As Simon Mont wrote in Tikkun’s recent issue on the New Economy, “capitalism is collapsing under the weight of itself, and it’s not pretty.”[i] Our globalised world finds itself caught on the horns of a seemingly impossible dilemma – either cease growing, and […]
COP24: climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth
COP24: climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth What do we want … when do we want it? Now. Etienne Laurent/EPA At the COP24 conference in Poland, countries are aiming to finalise the implementation plan for the 2015 Paris Agreement. The task has extra gravity in the wake of the recent IPCC report declaring […]
Stability without Growth: Keynes in an Age of Climate Breakdown
Stability without Growth: Keynes in an Age of Climate Breakdown What do Keynesian Democrats think about the movement for post-growth and de-growth economics? Dean Baker, a senior economist at the Center for Economic Policy Research in Washington, DC, has given us some insight into this question. In a recent blog post, republished by Counterpunch, he […]
Degrowth as a concrete utopia
Degrowth as a concrete utopia Economic growth can’t reduce inequalities; it merely postpones confronting exploitation. Español “My Visit to the Mountain Homestead.” Credit: Flickr/Eli Duke. CC BY 2.0. The emergence of interest in degrowth can be traced back to the 1st International Degrowth Conference organized in Paris in 2008. At this conference, degrowth was defined […]
An economy that does not grow?
An economy that does not grow? There is now plenty of evidence that economic growth is highly problematic for human welfare and survival. The evidence comes from three domains. 1) The ecological: continual growth uses up the resources that supply and the sinks that take the waste from human activity globally. 2) The social: economic […]
Beware Fireworks As Italy’s Budget Resubmission Deadline Looms
Beware Fireworks As Italy’s Budget Resubmission Deadline Looms With stocks in Europe attempting a modest relief rally after yesterday’s sharp selloff, traders remain on edge over political developments as today is the deadline for Italy’s cabinet to resubmit their budget proposal after the EC requested a new fiscal plan. Virtually nobody expects any material changes, […]
Global GDP Still Propped Up By A Massive Amount Of Debt
Global GDP Still Propped Up By A Massive Amount Of Debt While the government agencies and economists continue to publish strong GDP figures, they seem to overlook how much debt it took to produce that growth. Or should I say, the “supposed growth.” The days of adding one dollar of debt to get one dollar […]
Is The Long-Anticipated Crash Now Upon Us?
Shutterstock Is The Long-Anticipated Crash Now Upon Us? Is this the market’s breaking point? I admit: I’m a permabear. This is no surprise to those who know and have followed me over the years. But I’m publicly proclaiming my ‘bearishness’ because doing so might open up a needed and long overdue dialog. Here’s my fundamental […]
IEA: Expensive Energy Is Threatening Economic Growth
IEA: Expensive Energy Is Threatening Economic Growth Expensive energy is back and it is threatening global economic growth, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Oil Market Report on Friday, joining other organizations like the International Monetary (IMF) and OPEC that also expressed this week concerns about mounting challenges to economic and oil demand […]
While economic growth continues we’ll never kick our fossil fuels habit
While economic growth continues we’ll never kick our fossil fuels habit Illustration: Sébastien Thibault We’re getting there, aren’t we? We’re making the transition towards an all-electric future. We can now leave fossil fuels in the ground and thwart climate breakdown. Or so you might imagine, if you follow the technology news. So how come oil […]
