Nick Corbishley

Five Reasons Why Euro Area Citizens Should Be Terrified By the ECB’s (Apparently) Fast Approaching Digital Euro

Imagine a technology that could facilitate an unprecedented expansion of totalitarian power in the hands of the ECB and EU Commission. What could possibly go wrong?More

Moody’s Heaps Further Pressure on Mexico’s Economy by Changing Outlook of Banking System to Negative

This time, it’s not just Wall Street banks that should be worried about the contagion risks from a full-blown banking crisis in Mexico. So, too, should their European counterparts. More

Caribbean Countries Blast US Plans to Sanction Cuban Medical Missions Around the World

While Cuba exports doctors to the world, the US exports sanctions.More

Stablecoins vs CBDC — US and EU Are on Different Paths to the Same Destination: Programmable Money

While the programmability features of CBDCs have generated considerable alarm, it’s a very different story for the stablecoins that the US government seeks to regulate with its “GENIUS” act.More

BlackRock’s Takeover of Panama Canal Is First Major Victory for Trump’s “Americas First” Policy

It is also a major victory for Wall Street. But what could it mean for China’s trade relations with Latin America, in particular the US’ largest trade partner Mexico?More

Are the Wheels Finally Beginning to Fall Off the Mileis’ Faux Libertarian Clown Bus?

For readers who may be wondering why the above title features the name “Milei” in plural, there is a simple reason: the Milei clown show is a double act. The Argentine President Javier Milei has a sister, Karina, who, as his former campaign manager and current General Secretary of the Presidency, essentially manages his political…More