EU to unveil emergency measures to curb soaring energy prices – The Financial Times
The EU is preparing emergency measures to curb the price of electricity by separating it from the soaring cost of gas, as Shell warns the...
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ECB chief economist sees benefits of raising rates in ‘smaller increments’ – The Financial Times
The European Central Bank’s chief economist has said it should increase borrowing costs at a “steady pace”, casting doubt over whether he will support calls...
Is travelling to work always a waste of time? – The Economist
Americans are “always in a hurry”, wrote Alexis de Tocqueville in “Democracy in America”, his opus published in 1835. Until the covid-19 pandemic, nowhere was...
Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Requires Closing a Data Deficit
Climate change is transforming the global investment landscape, creating new risks and opportunities. Physical risks, from rising sea levels to the lethal heat waves scorching...
At Jackson Hole, World’s Central Bankers Gauge Economic Risks in Covid’s Wake
The world’s central bankers returned to Grand Teton National Park after a three-year, pandemic-induced hiatus with angst over inflation that has been at the highest...
Global economy faces greatest challenge in decades, policymakers warn – The Financial Times
Central bankers face a more challenging economic landscape than they have experienced in decades and will find it harder to root out high inflation, top...
A Different Take on the U.S. Economy: Maybe It Isn’t Really Shrinking – WSJ
When the Commerce Department reported last month that U.S. economic output contracted for two consecutive quarters during the first half of the year, it raised...
Layoffs. Losses. Plunging share prices. These pandemic winners are now struggling – CNN
Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic’s economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or unwilling) to go to the gym, consumers rushed to buy...
Investors ramp up bets against euro as energy crisis intensifies – The Financial Times
Investor bets that the euro will fall in value have reached their highest level since the pandemic hit Europe more than two years ago as...
A tidal wave of returns hits the e-commerce industry – The Economist
Getting a package delivered is easy. Sending it back is not. Repacking, printing labels and shipping it back up to the seller is an increasingly...