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LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires – 2022 has …
How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets Read More
The Coppola column Crypto currencies are dead. Long live the crypto currency? The crypto industry has had a terrible year. The prices of cryptocurrencies have crashed and major crypto companies …
From bank vaults to the crypt Read More
As countries across Europe and around the world grapple with high living costs and impending recession, voters are concerned about the economy and how their elected representatives will fix it. For many, …
What do politicians really think of economists? New research explains why relations fell apart after 2008 Read More
(Wednesday 14th December) Responding to today’s announcement that HSBC, the UK’s biggest high street bank and one of the world’s biggest financers of fossil fuels, will no longer finance new …
HSBC announces it will no longer finance new oil and gas fields – ShareAction response Read More
More investments in Africa could see the Biden administration reduce China and the EU’s dominance in trade with Africa The US is optimistic that if the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) …
Why the US is backing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Read More
Guy Dauncey reviews Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions, by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning, Bank of England. Two economists from the Bank of England …
The Bank of England’s deceptive guide to economics Read More
UK households, like those in many other countries, are struggling to make ends meet. More than half of households have only £2.66 per week left after paying for bills and essentials, according …
Inflation: How financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse Read More
When senior European and American officials gather in Washington next month, there’s a lot they’re likely to agree on — from vaccines to artificial intelligence. Just don’t bring up subsidies …
Trade war threatens to overshadow EU-US summit Read More
Pressure is mounting to downgrade GDP or improve it so economic growth is not the only game in town. The numbers are heading in the wrong direction. If the world …
GDP is getting a makeover Read More
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a new jumbo hike of interest rates in a bid to bring down record inflation in the eurozone. The bank’s three key interest …
European Central Bank announces new super hike of interest rates to tame inflation Read More