The aggravation of international tensions should not make us forget the current fragility of the economic and financial balances in which the stability of the dollar and the resulting confidence must play an essential role. In the past, taxes were successively assigned three missions: to finance public spending, then to contribute to the redistribution of income to correct inequalities, and finally, with the application of Keynesian principles, to act on economic activity by stimulating investment and household consumption through the budget deficit.

After decades during which wealth accumulated, even if it was not evenly distributed, and the exchange of goods ...

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At a time when international tensions are rising and the need for a solid and united Europe has never been stronger, one country, Poland, closely affected by the threats resulting from these tensions, elects an openly Eurosceptic far-right president. A period of cohabitation began with the government of Donald Tusk, a convinced European and very committed to finding a solution to the Ukrainian crisis. The case of Poland is not isolated. The next day, the leader of the Dutch far-right party, Geert Wilders, left the coalition, forcing Prime Minister Schoof to resign and call elections. The coming to power of ...

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The systematic criticism of French successes is unjustified and must be denounced. But this should not prevent us from making a judgement on the current situation, on the mistakes made so far and the risks they represent. The publication of the first estimate of growth in the 1st quarter provides an opportunity to do so. With an increase of 0.1% after a drop of the same amount in the previous quarter, the French economy has been stagnating for six months, but this analysis is misleading.

This modest increase in GDP comes from an increase in inventories held by companies ...

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