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Budget deficit: Don’t repeat the mistake of 2011-2013
Growth revisions for 2024 are downwards, and a reduction in public spending may be necessary to meet the deficit target. For André Cartapanis, this would be a macroeconomic...
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Is Gabriel Attal’s economic program financeable?
Between the maintenance of the promised tax cuts and the €12 billion in savings to be made in the 2024 budget, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's programme raises the...
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Green funds: should emitting sectors be banned or “best in class” encouraged?
Stocks, bonds, real estate funds... More and more investments are offering to support the energy transition. For Patrice Geoffron, the greening of finance is now unavoidable and guided...
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When will the property tax disappear?
Is the property tax a regressive tax that is disappearing? For Alain Trannoy, the implementation of the reform, postponed to 2028, is far too late. The council tax...
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Is the ECB still credible?
At its last summit meeting in Frankfurt, the European Central Bank left its interest rates unchanged. Continuing the fight against inflation, reacting or not in the face of...
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Germany: when the best pupil in Europe’s class loses its footing
Having fallen into recession in 2023 with a GDP decline of -0.3%, Germany is no longer the model, the reference and the anchor of Europe. Is this an...
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The government facing the three transitions
Faced with the three transitions – demographic, energy and digital – only a single European capital market would make it possible to achieve the financing objectives, argues Jean-Hervé...
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Financial markets and central bankers’ dilemma
Investors are asking: Will 2024 really start to cut interest rates? While the geopolitical context could weigh on the smooth running of Western economies, Jean-Paul Pollin explains the...
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What is the stock market outlook in 2024?
This is the question that equity markets are asking themselves, after the good year 2023. Indeed, the Dow Jones rose by 14%, the CAC 40 by 16%, and...
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Interest rates: Santa Claus exists!
With the fall in long-term rates and the announcement and end of the increase in key rates, optimism is starting to return to the markets, explains Christian de...
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Climate Transition and Private Equity
To finance the energy transition, one player stands out: Private Equity, reports Philippe Trainar. Studies on the climate transition are multiplying, invariably repeating the message that this transition...
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Ricardo at the heart of the current economic debate
The distribution of income is a major problem in economics, David Ricardo considered as early as 1817. In fact, Ricardo was also greatly influenced by Adam Smith who,...