Daniel Lacalle

Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020), Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017), The Energy World Is Flat (2015), and Life in the Financial Markets (2014).

He is a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid.

Ranked as one of the top twenty most influential economists in the world in 2016 and 2017 by Richtopia, he holds the CIIA financial analyst title, with a postgraduate degree in higher business studies and a master’s degree in economic investigation. He is a member of the advisory board of the Rafael del Pino Foundation and Commissioner of the Community of Madrid in London.

Lacalle is a regular collaborator with CNBC, Bloomberg TV, BBC, Hedgeye, Seeking Alpha, Business Insider, Mises Institute, and the Epoch Times as well as an occasional consultant for the World Economic Forum, Focus Economics, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other major news publications around the world.

Articles

How Germany Destroyed Its Economy, and How to Fix It

12/16/2024 Mises Wire Daniel Lacalle

The German economy was once a global industrial powerhouse, showing a strong resilience in times of crisis as well as significant productive growth in periods of expansion. Germany displayed robust...

The $100 Trillion Global Debt Bomb and Financial Shock Risk.

11/18/2024 Power & Market Daniel Lacalle

Last month, the IMF stated that “our forecasts point to an unforgiving combination of low growth and high debt, a difficult future,” emphasizing that “governments must work to reduce debt and rebuild...

The Inflationists’ Narrative Is Crumbling

11/18/2024 Power & Market Daniel Lacalle

The United States 10-year government bond yield reached a low of 3.6% in September but has rapidly creeped up to 4.2%, erasing all the rate cut impact. The primary cause is the out-of-control public...

Media

This Is a Slow-Motion Nationalization of the Economy

10/29/2024 Daniel Lacalle

As real wages decline and middle-class savings are depleted, the government expands its influence, garnering support from a substantial portion of the populace.

American Peronism: Kamala’s Plan to Ruin America’s Economy

09/04/2024 Daniel Lacalle

Harris promises to reduce prices by printing more money, reducing competition, and attacking businesses. Welcome to the US version of Argentina's “Peronism.”

The Bad News Hiding Behind the GDP and Jobs Numbers

01/05/2024 Ryan McMaken Tho Bishop Daniel Lacalle

Economist Daniel Lacalle joins Ryan and Tho to talk about how central banks are engineering more zombie companies, higher inflation, and a "private sector recession."