Monthly Archives: November 2019

Global manufacturing downturn evident in the rust belt

US national manufacturing employment peaked in August and has reversed sharply since. From January to September, the states bordering the Great Lakes have lost more than 25,000 manufacturing jobs: Pennsylvania lost 8,100; Ohio lost 6,000; Michigan lost 6,500; and Wisconsin … Continue reading

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ECB Holzmann: monetary policy at limit, time for productive investment

As the EU cuts its growth forecast this morning for 2019 and 2020 to barely over 1%, it is good to hear an ECB official admitting that the old add-debt-for-present-consumption model is at a close and the new paradigm has … Continue reading

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Must watch: The Game Changers

Now playing on Netflix. Worth the time, especially given that conventional diets are increasingly undermining the health, longevity, productivity, and economic sustainability of young and old. See: Millennials’ escalating health problems raise economic concerns. With all the talk about ‘health … Continue reading

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