President Barack Obama’s announcement of a US$50bn transport infrastructure plan on September 6 must be viewed in the political context in which it was unveiled, namely the run-up to the November mid-term elections. The potential for the plan to be approved by Congress is small, especially considering public and political consensus against increasing the public… [Read more]
US President Barack Obama’s formal declaration of the end of US combat operations in Iraq on August 31 is a good a moment as any to reflect on the war, the United States’ global position, and Obama himself. Iraq War: Have The Goals Been Achieved? First, let me address the Iraq War itself. There were… [Read more]
Data from the second quarter has reinforced our long-held core outlook for a downturn in US growth in H210 and 2011. On this week’s Business Monitor Podcast, BMI’s Head of Country Risk and Financial Markets Justin Patrie and Global Economic Strategist Tim Cooper, revisit their views on the shape of the US recovery and the… [Read more]
