by Rebecca Wilder Euro area credit: did the ECB wait too long? The ECB released its February report on monetary developments in the Euro area. This is an important report,…

by Joseph Joyce The ECB’s Daunting Task Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, and the members of the ECB’s Governing Council are receiving praise for the initiatives they…

The coming week is G4 central bank week. The Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) announces its policy decision on November 3; the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England…

by Rebecca Wilder Lieblings quote of the day by Dean Baker: “The ECB is run by a perverse cult that worships 2.0 percent inflation and is prepared to sacrifice almost…

…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

…hawkish, while the ECB’s governors are signaling a possible cut in rates. Although the ECB has refrained from hiking rates at their meeting on the 1st of April a whole…

…that monetary authorities will need to retreat right back into the ZLB.” He implies that the rise in the ECB’s policy rates triggered the recession. The ECB policy rate was…