Sure, politics is always hard and always involves tradeoffs and choices. (View Post)

The EU changed the VAT directive rules in 2022, so that, for example, Ireland has been able to reduce the VAT on period products to 0%. This is one of the things that was always missing from the EU d… (View Post)

The decision by the Russian Ministry of Finance to suspend bond sales was ostensibly done to stabilise the bond market, but the yield on Russian 10-year bonds has reached a new high (of 16.82%). (View Post)

This just drives Canada closer to China and Europe. It's amazing how much long-term damage Trump is doing to the US. (View Post)

Jan 6th was just a peaceful protest. A majority of MPs choosing a different PM is a coup. (View Post)