European fiscal opportunityThe major European economies have tied up too much money in welfare spending and social policies making them unable to benefit from the renewed interest in European fiscal stimulus or more accurately unable to provide fiscal stimulus.
However a few of Europes economies are in a healthy fiscal situ
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Deposits All Commercial Banks & US DebtWhen a politician and their buddy start spouting nonsense about the US debt spiraling out of control, but then insist that tax cuts are great because they’ll create jobs, and all that money will somehow trickle down to the rest of us, magically boosting tax revenue to "make up" for the lost funds.
Wood Raw Material Price Outlook & Its Impact on Pellet Prices🔍 Chart Highlights:
Historical pellet price references:
2000: €200/ton
2014: €273/ton
2016: €217/ton
Recent upward trend since COVID-19 dip, known as the “Coronadip”, reflects increasing demand and market correction.
Forecasted pellet price levels based on raw material trends:
Minimum projecti
$JPGDBQQ -Japan's GDP Shrinks More than Expected (Q1/2025)$JPGDBQQ
Q1/2025
source: Cabinet Office, Japan
- Japan's GDP shrank 0.2% qoq in Q1 of 2025, compared with forecasts of a 0.1% fall and after a 0.6% growth in Q4, flash data showed.
It was the first GDP contraction in a year, amid worries over the impact of US trade policy under President Donald
US CPI inflation is the fundamental highlight of the weekIntroduction: The US Federal Reserve (FED) spoke last week, and the US federal funds rate was left unchanged at its level since last December. Unlike the European Central Bank (ECB) and other major central banks, the FED has yet to resume cutting its interest rate, despite intense verbal pressure f
JAPAN IS DOOMED!It's been 30 years since the Central Bank of Japan has maintained ECONOMICS:JPINTR near or even below 0% - WTF!
In combination with weak (or negative) GDP growth rates in the same period, the Japanese Government seems to be in a debt death spiral which will likely come to an end soon. See ECONOM
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