Economy

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Czech Republic – Manufacturing, Automotive, Tourism

With the so-called Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechoslovakia freed itself of communist control and set out to adapt its command economy to the free market. The government introduced a...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Soviet Union – Command Economy, Five-Year Plans, Collectivization

The economic stagnation of the late Brezhnev era was the result of various factors: the exhaustion of easily available resources, especially raw materials, and the growing structural imbalance of...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Indicators suggest the market likely hasn’t hit bottom yet

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April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

3 Traditional Economy Stocks Leading the Way in 2026

3 Traditional Economy Stocks Leading the Way in 2026 Value Investor Podcast Episode 435: Highlights Welcome to the 435th episode of the Value Investor Podcast. Each week, Tracey Ryniec,...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

What will it take to make Japan’s debt sustainable?

Japan carries the heaviest public debt burden of any advanced economy, at well over twice its annual economic output. For years, this has been manageable partly because low inflation...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

The Great Pivot of 2026: Investors Abandon AI Hype for the ‘Old Economy’

As March 2026 draws to a close, the frantic AI-driven rally that defined the previous two years has hit a formidable wall. Wall Street is currently witnessing a massive...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

ASX Ltd is a sickness at the heart of Australian capitalism

If you’ve ever wondered if there’s something badly wrong at the centre of Australia’s free market economy, you were right. The very mechanism of how markets allocate financial resources...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

National Security and the New Command Economy

In the name of national security, the Trump administration has taken a stake in Intel, acquired a “golden share” in U.S. Steel, obtained equity stakes in critical minerals companies,...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Economic sentiment in the CEE plateaus

On the radar S&P affirmed Romania’s ratting and sustained negative outlook. Today, Romania’s central bank hold a rate setting meeting and no change is expected. In Czechia at 9...

April 7, 2026
Olivia
Economy

the ‘old economy’ trade the market may be misreading

Image source: Getty Images Despite a recent sell-off, the FTSE 100 is still trading above 10,000 points. That would have sounded unthinkable just a couple of years ago. For...