Tag: economists
the question should not be left to economists, by Nicolas Bouzou – L’Express
In our short-term democracy, the resolution of emergencies governs analyzes and decisions. The government is putting out fires with its public money lance. The State devotes the majority of its…
Economists critical of the government’s investments in the autumn budget: “A dead end”
Sven-Olov Daunfeldtchief economist at Swedish Enterprise, is critical of large parts of the economic presentation. — As feared, we seem to be getting a crisis budget rather than a growth…
Economists demand lower interest rates for quick loans
Quick loans, or high-cost credits, are a loan that has placed many Swedes in the debt trap. Interest rates of up to 400 percent have sometimes been seen. With the…
The economists: Here are the arguments for and against the amortization requirement
SEK 469,000. Every Swede had loans this high on average at the end of 2022. And the Swedes’ debt ratio, i.e. the households’ total debts in relation to their income,…
Economists disagree before the Riksbank’s interest rate announcement
On Wednesday, the Riksbank will issue a new interest rate statement, and leading economists disagree about which way the authority should go. Some believe that further increases are required to…
Between Optimism and Pessimism, American Economists’ Inflation Debate
In January of this year, the US inflation rate (compared to the same month last year) was 6.4% (announced on February 14). If the price was 100 in January 2022,…
Expensive to trust the economists
It has not been easy to be a forecaster in the last three, four years. The pandemic was followed by an unexpectedly rapid economic recovery. And then the Ukrainian war…
The economists warn of interest rate slippage: “Can hit young people extremely hard”
In January, inflation, excluding energy prices, rose unexpectedly to 8.7 percent. The Riksbank has previously announced an increase in the key interest rate of 0.5 percentage points, but that figure…
Davos, majority economists expect a global recession in 2023
(Tiper Stock Exchange) – A recession is almost certain this year: the majority of the economists interviewed at the World Economic Forum in Davosin Switzerland, the usual annual event that…
The economists on the EU’s plans for separate energy prices
John Hassler, former chairman of the Fiscal Policy Council, believes that the politicians are wrong when they think that with the stroke of a pen they can change the market…