By Michael Roberts Global imbalances are back on the agenda of the economic powers that be. What are these ‘global imbalances’? First, there is the
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By Michael Roberts The era of disinflation is over. By disinflation, I mean a rise in overall prices of goods and services, but at a
By Michael Roberts Michael Roberts published this blog on the eve of the Hungarian election on 11 April 2026. The original article can be found
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Measuring a world rate of profit – again
By Michael Roberts Back in 2012, I made an initial attempt to go beyond measuring the rate of profit on capital in any one country
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** In
By Michael Roberts Professor David Harvey is a highly influential Marxist geographer and economic theorist whose work spans several decades. He is the author of
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on 19 March 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** The Iran
By Michael Roberts This week 250 years ago, Adam Smith published An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – and
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Iran sanctions, the petrodollar and Bretton Woods
By Adel Mostowfi Sanctions and economic problems for the mass of the population have played an important part in the opposition to the Iranian regime
By Michael Roberts Today the crude oil topped $95 per barrel, despite the International Energy Agency (IEA) approving its largest-ever release of emergency oil reserves,
