NEW YORK — The Republican Party has long wrapped itself in the American flag, claiming to be the defender of “freedom”. The GOP believes individuals should be free to carry firearms, spew hate speech, and eschew vaccines and face masks.

NEW YORK — Despite favourable indices, it is too soon to tell whether inflation has been tamed.

NEW YORK — Central banks’ unwavering determination to increase interest rates is truly remarkable. In the name of taming inflation, they have deliberately set themselves on a path to cause a recession, or to worsen it if it comes anyway.

NEW YORK — The world heaved a sigh of relief this month when the feared “red wave” of Republican victories in the US midterms failed to materialise. While the Republicans took the House of Representatives by a narrow margin, the Democrats held on to the Senate.

NEW YORK  —  Politically, the G-7 and likeminded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression.

NEW YORK — US Senate Democrats’ compromise bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, addresses not just inflation but also several key longstanding problems facing our economy and society.There is a simmering debate about the causes of today’s inflation; but regardless of

NEW YORK  —  The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia.

DAVOS  —  The World Economic Forum’s first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences that I have attended since 1995.

NEW YORK  —  The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded us of the unforeseeable disruptions constantly confronting the global economy. We have been taught this lesson many times.