Adam Smith and the Moral Economy We Have Lost
Adam Smith favored neither state socialism nor unbridled markets, but something subtler: a moral economy grounded in sympathy and the pursuit of human flourishing. In
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Recessions have become ultra-rare. That is storing up trouble – The Economist
From 1300 to 1800, economic historians estimate that England and then Britain were in recession almost half the time. The economy was volatile, with storming
Britain Is Preparing Tens of Billions in New Taxes—Again – WSJ
The U.K. has long been torn between two mutually exclusive desires: Voters want European levels of welfare with American levels of taxation.By accident or design,
Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania – The Economist
Generation Z has already made its mark on investing—consider crypto, FOMO, meme stocks and gamified investing. But, in a less flashy way, it is grandparents
A critical part of the economy isn’t hiring. Bosses explain why – The Washington Post
Cyndi Gave went nearly 30 years without ever needing to cut staff at her North Carolina-based consultancy, which advises businesses on hiring and leadership development.
Bank of France Set to Raise GDP Forecasts on Economic Resilience – Bloomberg
France’s central bank is likely to raise growth forecasts for this year and next as the economy continues to show resilience to political turmoil, Governor
Bank of Canada Officials Debated Delaying Rate Cut, Minutes Say – WSJ
The Bank of Canada cut its main interest rate last month even though some policymakers pushed to hold off until a later date so officials
The rise of the reliable, resilient data centre
Data centres are essential to digital technology, and their numbers are growing, driven by the expansion of cloud computing and AI. Global demand is set
The Fed Is Increasingly Torn Over a December Rate Cut – WSJ
The path for interest-rate cuts has been clouded by an emerging split within the central bank with little precedent during Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s
COP30: How the world plans to pay its rising climate costs – Reuters
Countries trying to shift to clean energy while also preparing for extreme weather and other impacts in a warmer world will need money – a