President Donald Trump likes to claim that his administration has been a radical departure from the past, but one conservative commentator has statistics which tell a very different story. Simply put, Trump has continued a pattern that began under Republicans like Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush of running as fiscal conservatives and
Fitch Ratings says Hungary’s new government will face serious challenges, including weak growth, and rising public debt, even as the party’s victory could ease EU tensions and reduce institutional conflict. Hungarian economic news portals note that the economy has essentially stagnated since 2023, with average annual growth at just 0.1% compared with 4.2% between 2015
President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran desperately wants to negotiate on a deal with the United States and suggested conversations were ongoing over the weekend. The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament posted on X that he has no idea what Trump is talking about. All of it indicates to one former Trump strategist
Newly released data on fuel reserves highlight a parallel economic issue that could have significant implications for the country’s energy supply and pricing policy. Figures published April 14 by the Hungarian Hydrocarbon Stockpiling Association show a sharp decline in reserves between February and March, according to a report by news site Telex. Oil stocks fell
The Financial Times reported Friday morning that the big banks that Wall Street is betting on are failing in private credit markets. It’s something that New Republic writer Logan McMillen is sounding the alarm about because it is the same thing that happened in the 2007 and 2008 global economic collapse. This week, the Federal
Thursday 16 April 2026 8:25 pm | Updated: Thursday 16 April 2026 8:26 pm UK unemployment surged at a faster pace than France and Germany. UK unemployment rose at a faster pace than any country in the G7, the OECD has said, with a sharp rise in joblessness particularly damaging for the youngest people. Unemployment
Kevin Warsh is one of the most high-profile nominees from President Donald Trump at the moment, and in a new piece from Friday morning, the New York Times Editorial Board grilled him on several key questions and accused him of having a “credibility problem. Warsh, a financier and former member of the Federal Reserve Board
Thursday 16 April 2026 7:59 am The UK economy struggled to grow before the Iran war. The UK economy was growing ahead of expectations before the war in the Middle East erupted, official data has shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP grew by 0.5 per cent over February, though City analysts have
President Donald Trump’s former chairman of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn doesn’t think that the country is likely to meet the economic goals for 2026. Speaking at an event hosted by Semafor, Cohen, who still advises Trump on economic matters, was asked about the administration’s promise to hit 4 to 5 percent growth goals
Wednesday 15 April 2026 4:01 pm Goldman led Wall Streets equities trading haul. Wall Street’s top banks are toasting a record revenue haul this week, but industry chiefs also struck a note of caution after bumper profits were driven by market volatility. JP Morgan led the pack with a net income of $16.5bn in the