UK Stuck in Decade of Stagnating Living Standards, Report Says – Bloomberg
British household incomes are set to stagnate in the 2020s, according to a new report, making it the worst decade for living standards in the...
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Global Dealmaking at 20-Year Low as Uncertainty Abounds – WSJ
Global dealmaking in the first half of the year fell to a two-decade low as tariffs, high interest rates, a choppy market and uncertainty around...
What is deflation?
What would you do if you knew the £100 bike you wanted to buy today was going to be reduced to £90 tomorrow? You would...
Fears over US debt load and inflation ignite exodus from long-term bonds – The Financial Times
Investors are fleeing long-term US bond funds at the swiftest rate since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago as America’s soaring debt...
How to escape taxes on your stocks – The Economist
An investor’s desire to minimise his dues is nothing new. “The avoidance of taxes”, said John Maynard Keynes, “is the only intellectual pursuit that still...
‘We’re Not Naming Care Bears.’ Hacker Code Names Are Getting Too Cute – WSJ
Cartoonish naming conventions for potentially catastrophic cyberattacks are dividing security professionals. When Dutch intelligence services blamed a massive data breach at the Netherlands national police...
Should We Have Faith in Markets?
US Vice President J.D. Vance recently claimed that free markets are a tool, rather than the purpose of American politics. But efficient markets are more...
Powell Reaffirms Wait-and-See Posture on Rate Cuts – WSJ
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday that recent economic data would have likely justified continuing to lower interest rates if not for...
Inject equity in green industry not subsidies, EU tells capitals – The Financial Times
European governments should channel public money into clean tech by buying equity in companies rather than giving direct subsidies, the EU’s competition chief has said....
Australian Inflation Pressures Ease in May; Green Light for Rate Cut – WSJ
Inflation pressures across the Australian economy continued to abate in May, setting the stage for a third cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank...