It’s time to chill with all the recession talk – CNN
In 2021, a bunch of economists and policy makers underestimated the inflation that was taking root around the world. In 2022, as inflation hit 40-year-highs...
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UK shoppers rein in spending despite sales as cost of living crisis takes toll – The Guardian
British consumers sharply cut their spending in January as the cost of living crisis damaged household finances, retailers have warned, amid growing concern over the...
Where on Earth is big oil spending its $200bn profit bonanza? – The Economist
Towards the end of the second world war Franklin D. Roosevelt attended a fateful gathering of world leaders that helped determine the course of geopolitics...
Google and Microsoft’s AI arms race could have ‘unintended consequences,’ an AI ethicist warns – CNN
Google is officially set to confront OpenAI’s ChatGPT — and soon. The tech titan, which has had a stranglehold on internet search for as long...
Digital pound likely this decade, Treasury says – BBC News
A state-backed digital pound is likely to be launched later this decade, according to the Treasury and the Bank of England. Both institutions want to...
Looser Financial Conditions Pose Conundrum for Central Banks
Despite sharp monetary policy tightening, financial conditions have eased around much of the globe, posing a challenge for central banks. Central banks aggressively hiked interest...
PODCAST: Best of: Managing introverts: quiet voices in a loud world
Host Isabel Berwick describes herself as an extrovert but she has introverts in her team. So what should she bear in mind to ensure they...
January’s Hiring Boom Caught Economists by Surprise. Why Forecasts Often Miss the Mark – WSJ
January’s surge in hiring caught economists off guard. The Labor Department reported Friday that employers added 517,000 jobs to payrolls in January, after accounting for...
The AI boom: lessons from history – The Economist
It can take a little imagination to see how some innovations might change an economy. Not so with the latest ai tools. It is easy—from...
The world is creating more single-use plastic waste than ever, report finds – CNN
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created from fossil fuels, despite global efforts to reduce plastic...