By Michael Roberts At the end of 2025, corporate profits in the major economies accelerated after stagnating in 2024. The global figure below is calculated
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By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Monday, 25 May 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** American
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The Thucydides trap and the decline of US imperialism
By Michael Roberts On the first day of talks during US President Donald Trump’s recent state visit to China, his host China’s Xi Jinping invoked
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Friday, 8 May 2026. The original article can be found here. ************** In
By Michael Roberts US president Donald Trump travels to China to meet China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday 13 May. It will be the first
By Michael Roberts Last week, crude oil prices in Asia hit a new high at $125/b amid reports that the US was considering military action
By Michael Roberts This post reviews some recent economics books published by various authors, both Marxist and non-Marxist. Capitalism – a global history by Sven
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
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
