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Michael R. Strain

Michael R. Strain

The Japan Times

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A Trump Boom?

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump’s stunning and decisive return to power makes it official: We live in the Age of Trump. The 2008 global financial...

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US Tariffs Will Not Bring Back Jobs from China

WASHINGTON, DC – The vice-presidential debate between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance earlier this month highlighted a point...

21.10.2024 30

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The Debt That Shall Not Be Named

WASHINGTON, DC – US Vice President Kamala Harris released a detailed policy book this week. The words “national debt” are mentioned only once....

27.09.2024 30

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Harris Needs Her Own Economic Policy

WASHINGTON, DC – One of the biggest obstacles to US President Joe Biden’s re-election bid was that voters perceived him to be a poor steward of...

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The Fed Should Not Cut Interest Rates Yet

WASHINGTON, DC – With inflation cooling and unemployment rising in the United States, investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will cut...

17.07.2024 20

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Encouraging Work Is the Right Policy Response to AI

WASHINGTON, DC – “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” So says Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries, the...

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The Economic World We’ve Lost

WASHINGTON, DC – The past decade has brought a sea change in US economic policy, and not for the better. Fueled by illiberal populism, Democrats and...

10.06.2024 30

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What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

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America’s Frustrating Search for a Soft Economic Landing

WASHINGTON, DC – In the first quarter of 2024, GDP in the United States grew at an annual rate of 1.6% – nearly a percentage point slower than...

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What Soft Landing?

WASHINGTON, DC – Many economists and commentators have been popping champagne corks and toasting the US Federal Reserve for having steered the...

11.03.2024 20

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Yes, Russian Reserves Should Be Seized

WASHINGTON, DC – Following Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine 24 months ago, Western governments – including the United States – froze around...

19.02.2024 20

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Nikki Haley Should Stay in the GOP Race

WASHINGTON, DC – Thank heaven for Nikki Haley. The former South Carolina governor and United States ambassador to the United Nations has resisted...

12.02.2024 10

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In Defense of Billionaires

WASHINGTON, DC – “Billionaires should not exist,” argues Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who has long described himself as a democratic...

09.01.2024 50

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The Myth of the 1%

WASHINGTON, DC – For decades, the share of national income held by the top 1% in the United States has soared. Income inequality, which former...

14.12.2023 20

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