Like Godot, the US recession has been long heralded but failed to materialise. It will, sooner or later.

Perpetual gilts would need a dedicated fund to pay them back.

US equities tend to outperform in the six months after polls against the preceding half-year.

Central bank policymakers do not seem to want to find new tools that work.

The New York Fed’s often overlooked UIG believes US inflation is past its peak.

Professor of Economics Mark Blyth discusses the overturning of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss's recent economic policies for Vox.

Price moves in the next year will be as swift and dramatic as they have been in Britain.

Somehow we have forgotten fully half of what a central bank could do.

Mark Blyth comments for Vox, “The pound falling in value is the market’s response to realizing that the risk inherent in the asset is much higher than hitherto appreciated thanks to Trussonomics."

We are taught that money comes from the nation state. This was never true.

Professor of Economics Mark Blyth recently co-authored a paper titled, "Political Anger: Evidence From Social Media Campaings in the Italian Elections" that measures political anger in social media posts of political parties and candidates during electoral campaigns.

Disease, drought and debt will have worldwide consequences.

Numerous Watson scholars participate in the American Political Science Association annual conference.

Deploying EU funds for climate objectives does not appear to have been a priority — that has to change.

There’s a long list of highly indebted countries that look vulnerable when choosing between paying creditors or food and fuel.

On The Media podcast interview with Professor of Economics, Mark Blyth, on how the economy is ultimately a mirror of our accomplishments, advances, fears, and mistakes.

Joe Biden has few tools at his disposal to cut prices in time to help his party in the US midterm elections.

Predictions that inflation and rates will fall to pre-pandemic levels are not necessarily correct.

The spread between Italian and German government bonds has inspired the creation of an ‘anti-fragmentation’ procedure/

Political Economist Mark Blyth discusses the possibility of a global recession as inflation and interest rates continue to rise, on The Business podcast.

Crypto aside, consumer finance needs fixing.

Professor of International Economics Mark Blyth offered commentary for the Christian Science Monitor, on the Federal Reserve's efforts to contain inflation.

"Independence would be unravelling 300 years of history and would require a 'leap of faith' – but that doesn’t mean it should not be done", Mark Blyth comments in The National.

A currency that cannot be corrupted by bad decisions is not what humans really want.