Edition #56: January 2 , 2025
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Nouriel Roubini considers what the US president-elect’s promised policy agenda will mean for growth and inflation.
Fawaz A. Gerges, Antara Haldar, Vera Songwe, and others identify trends to look out for in the coming year.
H?vard Halland and Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
Kenneth Rogoff worries about the incoming US administration’s plans to weaken the central bank’s independence.
Mohamed A. El-Erian offers his predictions for the new year while acknowledging that the range of possible outcomes is widening.
Mariana Mazzucato worries that a recently unveiled industrial strategy is not structured properly.
J. Bradford DeLong considers the implications of Donald Trump and friends’ effort to orchestrate an unnecessary government showdown.
Andrés Velasco hears a chorus of deceivers, demagogues, dictators, and tax dodgers singing Donald Trump’s praises.