Archives Jan. 1, 2016

Just three years ago, who had ever heard about Donald Trump and Elon Musk ? Those who had stayed in New York during the Eighties remembered the story of a real estate magnate who got bankrupted but who recovered. There was a Trump Tower, on 5th avenue and rumors in tabloids about his misbehaviors and his divorces. But nobody paid attention to him anymore. Today, he is the republican candidate for the next presidential election, which will occur in six months from now, to the great displeasure of the party establishment, who has done all it could do to turn him ...

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Is a public statement, even if it has been pronounced by the president, enough to convince us? And does it reflect the reality? The announcement of a slightly better than expected growth for the 1^st quarter, a significant reduction of unemployment, along with the signature of a major contract with Australia related to the sale of submarines, are definitely good news. Regarding to the job market, it is undisputable. Figures are volatile, from months to months and transfers between different categories of jobseekers can affect their interpretation but there is no doubt the vertiginous rise, recorded during the last ...

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Germany is ageing. And this has consequences on the entire Europe since its needs of public investments are less urgent, its commitment in favor of environment less real, despite appearance, and its calls in favor of saving returns more insistent. At a time when, in France, we are amazed by the youth and the openness of out minister of Economy, -but is it going to last?-, in Germany, Wolfgang Schäuble, 74 years old, receives a full support to protect the interest of aged people.

Germany has laid down its model until now with success, which is based on a ...

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