By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Sunday, 25 January 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** Amid
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By Joe Langabeer Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the big talking point in the financial markets, with many warning that as a consequence of a
By Michael Roberts Today, US President Trump makes his speech to the assembled political and economic leaders of world capitalism at the World Economic Forum
By Michael Roberts The Washington Consensus was a set of ten economic policy prescriptions considered in the 1980s and 1990s to constitute the “standard” reform
By Michael Roberts During his New Year’s Eve address broadcast, China’s Communist leader Xi praised the country’s advancements in key sectors. Images ranging from humanoid
By Michael Roberts Within hours of the US military strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, President Trump proclaimed that “very
By Michael Roberts In many ways, the world in 2026 faces similar challenges to the year of 2025 – only more intense. The big themes
By Michael Roberts The latest World Inequality Report 2026 reveals the stark cleavage between rich and poor in the world – a division that is
By Michael Roberts The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices down, starting on
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AI and the railway mania
By Michael Roberts The AI bubble continues. The Magnificent Seven of tech media continue to drive the US stock market, along with the AI companies.
