While the stakes of the upcoming US election are theoretically higher than usual, Julian Howard argues that the relationship between US politics and investment markets is not a direct one. Continue Reading
The Robot Question
Although robots that can perform human labor will put downward pressure on wages in the short term, they also will increase the rate of profit, encouraging more investment and a recovery in the wage rate. It is not so much the economics of new technologies that should worry us, but rather the politics and ethics. Continue Reading
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Theme of the Week
Hope for a New “UN Moment”
When the United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary this September, the US will still be misgoverned by a transactional president who has no interest in global rules. But if that rules out a rebirth of global multilateralism this fall, things could look very different next spring. Continue Reading
Weekly Market Compass
No Time For Complacency
Despite a deep global recession, double-digit declines in worldwide corporate profitability, rising geo-political risk and no effective long-term solution to the Covid-19 pandemic, global equities continue their impressive advance. Continue Reading
