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Articles by Desmond Lachman (page 3)

May 1, 2020 5:27 am

How Italy Could Crash the Global Economy

It’s unstable enough to need a major bailout, and big enough to crash the Euro.
Desmond Lachman
April 23, 2020 5:28 am

Forget about a V-Shaped Recovery

Massive shocks to the global economy and financial markets portend a slow, difficult recovery from the coronavirus recession.
Desmond Lachman
April 15, 2020 5:48 am

How the IMF Can Help Cushion the Coronavirus Depression… Or Make It Worse

If the IMF is going to save teetering economies from collapse, it can’t afford to repeat past mistakes.
Desmond Lachman
April 3, 2020 5:19 am

Don’t Bank on a Quick Economic Recovery

America won’t be able to pull itself out of the coming recession easily, and we can’t do it alone.
Desmond Lachman
March 27, 2020 5:22 am

Europe Needs to Wake Up and Smell the COVID

While the pandemic has hit Europe particularly hard, economic policymakers on the continent have been slow to respond.
Desmond Lachman
March 17, 2020 5:31 am

The Coming Coronavirus Recession Calls for “Helicopter Money”

Faced with a new kind of economic downturn, an old idea of Milton Friedman’s could ensure the slump is short…
Desmond Lachman
March 12, 2020 5:14 am

Will the Coronavirus Kill Trump’s Reelection Campaign?

If the virus causes a global economic downturn, the president will lose his proudest accomplishment.
Desmond Lachman
March 5, 2020 5:34 am

If Italy Gets Sick, the Whole World Catches a Cold

As coronavirus ravages Italy, the chances of a global economic downturn grow.
Desmond Lachman
February 26, 2020 5:22 am

Donald Trump’s Broken Trade Promises

It doesn’t appear the Trump administration knows how to shrink the trade deficit even if it wanted to.
Desmond Lachman
February 10, 2020 5:22 am

Europe Is Out of Economic Ammunition

The continent’s four biggest economies are all teetering. When they fall, they could take the world with them.
Desmond Lachman