Inflation and GDP, two key economic indicators, are often presented as objective measures of well-being, but their interpretation is not always as neutral as it seems. In the public economic narrative, their use has at times led to distortions that affect the perception of real purchasing power and growth. Milton Friedman’s critique is gaining renewed …
Four Factors Besieging the Global Economy, Creating Market Uncertainty
Markets are facing an unprecedented storm as a series of interconnected risks threaten to trigger the biggest economic shock of modern times. The recent Annual Economic Report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that there was indeed resilience, but also luck, during the first half of 2026. Moreover, it shows that risks are …
European Industry: Accelerated capital depreciation is becoming a factor of competitiveness
The agenda to boost productive investment is dynamically returning to the European spotlight, as the industrial sector is repositioned at the core of economic resilience, green transition and strategic autonomy. In this environment, experience shows that broad policy guidelines alone are not sufficient. Targeted tools are needed that reduce investment costs and accelerate the renewal …
China is gradually abandoning American debt, fearing a collapse of the US economy
For the first time since the end of World War II, the dollar is no longer seen as the sole and undisputed foundation of the international economy. It is not yet a collapse. But it is a gradual erosion of confidence that is spreading from the world’s largest economies to the central banks of emerging …
Greece’s National Debt for 2025 “climbed” to the astronomical amount of 427.1 billion euros
This number is staggering, considering that Greece was led to official bankruptcy and the memoranda in 2010 with a debt of 299 billion euros – and even with the country’s real GDP at the time being 35 billion euros higher than today! In just one year, the state debt increased by 4.5 billion euros, as …
Private Credit and its Panic Investors
Following Cliffwater, BlackRock and Blackstone, it’s Apollo Global Management’s turn to impose restrictions on investor withdrawals from one of its largest investment vehicles, reinforcing concerns that the private credit industry is entering a period of intense pressure. Apollo announced that it is tying up its Apollo Debt Solutions (ADS) holdings, limiting buyouts to 5% of …
The war in Iran is over – Prices are skyrocketing, wages are disappearing, the cost of living is increasing
The economic suffocation is returning more severely, as the new wave of price increases threatens to flatten consumers’ purchasing power. With wages stagnating and the prices of basic goods soaring, everyday life is turning into an endless struggle for survival. An uncontrolled increase in the cost of living is already at the gates, ready to …
Inflationary pressures & Εconomic turmoil from the Persian Gulf are fueling a global power realignment towards China-Russia
Approximately, 20 million barrels of oil and condensate pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day, an amount that corresponds to almost 20% of global consumption. At the same time, approximately 25%-30% of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade is transported through the same sea route, making the region the most important energy hub …
China’s $1.2 trillion trade surplus & EU’s industrial decline are pushing the euro aside and the yuan is taking its place
Despite the undisputed dominance of the US dollar in the international financial system, developments in recent years have intensified discussions about the de-dollarization of the global economy. And while the dollar still holds the top spot by a wide margin, a new question is gaining increasing importance: can the Chinese yuan overtake the euro and …
Is a tipping point approaching where the world will abandon the dollar?
The debate over the dollar’s ability to maintain its dominant role in the global economy has intensified considerably over the past eighteen months. For some, a tipping point is approaching at which the world will abandon the dollar. For others, the currency’s inherent strengths will make it resilient even in the face of the latest …