Monthly Archives: August 2014

French Economics Minister Arnaud Montebourg resigns in opposition to misguided counterproductive austerity policies

Posted on August 25, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

M.Arnaud Montebourg has openly protested against the austerity policies of the Hollande Government headed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. He correctly denounced the policies as absurd and counterproductive in the fight against unemployment and the deficit. As a consequence of … Continue reading →

Posted in austerity, deficit hysteria, European unemployment, France politics+economy | Leave a comment

Economic stagnation persists in Europe: austerity policies are the cause

Posted on August 13, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

This week Stats Canada has announced it is recalculating its employment numbers because of a processing error in its July tabulation. It will be interesting to find out in what direction and way they erred in their earlier release. The … Continue reading →

Posted in deficit hysteria, deficits and debt, European debt crisis, European unemployment, fiscal policy, France politics+economy, full employment, Greek sovereign debt crisis, monetary policy, Spain, treasury view, U.K. economy, unemployment | Leave a comment