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Inflation schminflation. Amid all the bad news about prices going up—to say nothing of supply chain woes, a still-raging delta variant, and climate change havoc—there’s a ray of economic light. …
The child poverty rate in the U.S. is down Read More
Wealthy nations are trying to make up for a $10bn shortfall in the $100bn annual target for climate finance they were supposed to have met in 2020, according to Bloomberg. …
Rich countries fall $10bn short in climate finance pledges Read More
JACKSON, Miss. — As the delta variant crept through Mississippi this spring, Ashley Brown kept showing up at her elderly clients’ homes, arranging their medication into pill organizers, sweeping their …
The nation’s economic recovery is still unequal for Black workers Read More
East Asia and the Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, …
World Bank slashes economic recovery for Asia Read More
I was asked recently, did I think there was time to avoid climate chaos. I couldn’t help myself. I got caught by the urge to reassure: “Oh yes,” I said, …
Keep calm, don’t carry on Read More
Professor Jane D’Arista’s broad and deep expertise spans monetary policy and regulation. Rick Rowden asked her some large-scale questions about the global economy for The Mint. The Mint: What are your …
The biggest issue Read More
Petrodollars to solar sense: what will be the conversion rate? Frances Coppola speculates. Slowly but surely, the world is giving up on fossil fuels. First coal, then oil, and finally …
A ray of hope Read More
First there were slaves, then there were coal-fired machines, then there was climate change wreaking havoc on the descendants of the slaves. Jeremy Williams goes around a vicious circle. Friday …
Coal, climate and the circle of injustice Read More
American natural resource economist, Erik Nordman, has just written a book about Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The Mint quizzed him …
Commons concern Read More
The debt ceiling battle on Capitol Hill is pitting corporate America against congressional Republicans in a test for business groups that have historically aligned with GOP lawmakers on economic issues. …
Debt ceiling fight pits corporate America against Republicans Read More