>"Letters: Readers on whether Jeremy Hunt’s budget will help to revive the UK’s public services and tackle economic problems"

>"Andrew Bailey also said disastrous mini-budget had damaged Britain’s international reputation"

"Their purchases of Russian crude are undermining the West’s efforts to isolate the Kremlin and upending the global oil markets."

>"America has grossly underestimated the significance of Russia's economy, and implementing anti Russia sanctions has backfired on _...Read More_

"Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates. Plenty of economists aren't convinced."

>"That appears to be what the Federal Reserve is counting on."

>"Energy prices jumped and stocks in Europe tumbled, while futures on Wall Street pointed to a decline when U.S. trading starts."

>"Facing a wary United States and worried about depending on imports by sea, China is buying more energy and food from its northern neighbor."

>"The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are coming into focus."

"The price of oil jumped past $105 a barrel, European natural gas futures soared 50 percent, and global stock markets tumbled as Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, raising fears of the wider economic crisis that could follow."

A lot to unpack in this piece but if we're searching for the root of people's ennui I think we still underrate the fact that the past six years, and particularly the past two years, have just been extremely depressing overall.

>"From 1776 to 1981, the federal government accumulated just under $1 trillion in debt.  Since 1982, it has accumulated $29 trillion."

>"Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits."

>"The economy doesn’t have a real inflation problem, and not recognising the difference is the biggest danger."

>"Will there be a proper pandemic recovery?"