Low-interest rates are good for borrowers, terrible for savers, and indifferent for income investors. Refinancing loans, selling bonds, and buying property are all ways to take advantage of low-interest rates. When interest rates are low, the best sources of investment income are certificates of deposit, corporate bonds, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). This has […]
Democrats and Republicans need to limit spending: Heritage Foundation’s Joel Griffith With inflation soaring and the Democratic-led Congress mustering enough support in the Senate to spend billions in additional spending, Joel Griffith, a fellow at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundationtold NTD TV that if the United States […]
Economist Duma Gqubule says it is problematic that the African National Congress (ANC) does not discuss macroeconomic policy. He was reacting to the results of the party’s sixth policy conference which ended on Sunday in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. Conference delegates proposed that the Reserve Bank’s mandate be moved beyond inflation targeting to include tackling […]
Data from the Commerce Department this week revealed that the US economy had contracted for a second straight quarter, sparking fresh debate over whether the country was in a recession. Negative growth for two consecutive quarters meets a common definition of a recession – and it is the official way to make such a call […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the US economy was in a state of transition, not recession, despite two straight quarters of unfavorable expansion. The recession, Yellen insisted, is a “widespread weakening of our economy” that includes massive layoffs, business closures, family price lines and a slowdown in private sector employment. “That’s not what […]
The co-hosts of “The View” erupted in a shouting match Thursday over Republican economic policies amid concerns of a deteriorating economy. The panel discussed the agreement of Democratic Senator of West Virginia Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022which will partly raise corporate taxes while funding climate […]
In an aerial view, transport boxes slow down on the Port of Oakland on July 21, 2022 in Oakland, California. Truckers protesting California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) effort legislation shut down operations at the Port of Oakland after blocking entrances to the port’s container terminals for the previous 4 days. An estimated 70,000 independent truckers […]
The rapid spread of Covid-19 infections over the past month has caused the number of workers taking sick leave to skyrocket, according to official figures, further exacerbating staff shortages and forcing many employers to close parts of their business. Undermining hopes that the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants spreading across the UK would mimic the […]
Economists expect the economic system to have grown slightly in the second quarter, and some expect it to shrivel up. Estimates show that the economic system will have grown by several tenths of a percent. Goldman Sachs expects a 1% rise, while Moody’s Economics forecasts a 1% decline. The gradual expansion forecast sees the 1.6% […]
Liz Truss lacks strong backing for her immediate tax cut plan if she succeeds Boris Johnson as prime minister. Last week, when interviewed on Radio 4 Today, she offered only one name: Professor Patrick Minford. It is therefore not surprising to find a letter in the Daily Telegraph signed by a group of economists endorsing […]
Application deadline: July 31, 2022 Applications are invited from qualified and motivated applicants for a PhD program in the field of Economics. This programme, supported by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), combines the traditional doctoral structure at the School of Economic and Finance (SEF) and a partnership with other universities in Africa. It offers […]
Movements of banking and fintech stocks on the Australian stock exchange in 2020. Credit: Flinders University Australia’s major banking and fintech sectors have been buoyed by the government’s early macroeconomic responses to the challenges posed by COVID-19, new research shows. Financial experts from Flinders University and Griffith University examined the economic lessons learned during the […]
United States appears to be in the midst of a major political realignment. Really, this subject is the domain of historians and political scientists, so I will largely limit myself to writing about what this means for economic policy. To be honest, it’s hard to make a considered assessment of where we’re headed. Perhaps the […]
4 minute readJuly 19 The Conservative leadership race was remarkable not for what the candidates said, but for what they did not say. Britain has been stuck in a low growth trap for 10 years, facing a recession, approaching an inflationary storm, and no one has a clear economic vision to fix it. What emerged […]
Liz Truss has pledged to bring about the biggest economic change the UK has seen in 30 years in her bid to become the next prime minister. The foreign minister said she wanted a “bold new approach” to tackle the economic crisis facing the country. During the leadership campaign, Ms Truss pledged a radical overhaul […]
July 15, 2022 Barbara Blake By David Simpson A trustee from Old Dominion University has been elected to the board of the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). Barbara Blake, executive director […]
FOX Business host Larry Kudlow blasts reckless government spending and reveals why small business confidence is down on “Kudlow.” So, we start tonight with a familiar phrase: Save America, kill the bill. Back-to-back inflation numbers, 9.1% CPI, 11.3% PPI – you don’t want to spend another trillion dollars worsening an already out-of-control inflation rate. Anyone […]
According to a new study, artificial intelligence systems trained to align with human values could be used to develop more popular economic policies. In an article published in Nature Human Behaviour, researchers trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system named “Democratic AI” to design a way to distribute the proceeds of an investment game and found […]
Hicks The United States appears to be in the midst of a major political realignment. Really, this subject is the domain of historians and political scientists, so I will largely limit myself to writing about what this means for economic policy. To be honest, it’s hard to make a considered assessment of where we’re headed. […]
in a new openDemocracy rostrum, Kevin Gallagher – acting dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Pprofessor of Global Development Policy at the Pardee School and Director of BU’s Global Center for Development Policy (GDP Center) – and Richard Kozul-Wright, director of the Division of Globalization and Development Strategies at the United […]
In 1944, with World War II still raging, US President Franklin D Roosevelt called for a new future for the global economy and the way it was governed. This new global economic system – which included the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – was endorsed by representatives of the Allied Powers in […]
Policymakers do not adequately integrate and value the role of nature in their decision-making, with the pursuit of short-term profits and economic growth all too often coming at the expense of biodiversity and ecosystem services that are essential for the long-term prospects of humanity. That is the sobering conclusion of major new research conducted today […]
In a region that has seen the emergence over the years of multiple forums and agreements with an economic dimension – ASEAN, ASEM, APEC, RCEP, TPPA, CPTPP – the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) could easily join, as one Tweeter Put it, this Asian alphabet soup. The question is whether the IPEF, launched in […]
In a surprising move, Iran’s nuclear chief called on the government to take into account the dire economic situation of the people and try to reach an agreement with Washington. In what appears to be the first criticism of the government’s foreign and economic policy in the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi, the head of […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain Investments in active transportation provide many types of benefits related to safety, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, physical activity and the economy. Metro, the Oregon regional government for the Portland metropolitan area, wants to better understand the role of these investments in building stronger communities in their region and in implementing the […]
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 3:54 p.m.Speech: Cash Treasury Secretary Dr Caralee McLiesh delivered the keynote address at the 62nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) in Wellington today. In “Economic Policy for the Challenges Ahead,” Dr. McLiesh examines three key themes: – Better metrics and deeper research that takes a big […]
Listeners are invited to participate when they stay on topic The call number is 347-205-9201 Callers will be asked to give their first name so that they can be treated with respect. Listen to this program “Live” or “On Demand” via the following hyperlink – http://tobtr.com/s/12114872 NEWARK, NJ, and YONKERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY – June […]
Senior Director, Housing and Economic Policy Washington office washington d.c. COMPANY PRESENTATION The National Urban League, which has had a formal presence on the United States Capitol for more than 50 years, promoting policies that protect and extend civil rights for more than 50 years is seeking candidates for the newly created position of Senior […]
Listen to socioeconomic research professor Oren M. Levin-Waldman’s discussion of his most recent essay, “Did the Supreme Court End Equality” this Wednesday, June 29, 2022. He can be heard all both Wednesday mornings from 10-11 a.m. ET on the Westchester on the broadcast level. The broadcast is heard “Live” or “On Demand” by clicking on […]
José Ramón Díez (Caixabank Research) | The global economic scenario continues to face the effects of a triple global supply shock (bottlenecks, war and zero COVID policy) which keeps commodity prices under pressure, continues to erode agent confidence economies and sounded the alarm in financial markets, with increased volatility and sharp price corrections. Despite all […]
The federal government has called on members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to work collectively on reforms that will revitalize the organization and strengthen its role in shaping global economic policy. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, made the call during the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC 12), held in […]
Results of the 5th National Economic Policy Forum on GETS During the two-day Forum, NEC advisors and independent industry experts presented a total of 12 studies. MOGADISHU, Somalia – The National Economic Council (NEC) of Somalia held its fifth National High Level Economic Policy Forum on 20e and 21st from June 2022 in Mogadishu, Somalia. […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday that the Build Back Better Bill was “smart economic policy” during a discussion of inflation and if a recession was inevitable. CNBC host Joe Kernen asked if she “agrees” with the administration’s initial […]
A wheat field at a farm in Odessa region, southern Ukraine, May 22, 2022. (Photo by GENYA … [+] SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images In the 1920s, desperation prompted Soviet leaders to adopt the New Economic Policy (NEP), an attempt at new policies to improve the economy. In 2022, faced with sanctions […]
For nearly two centuries, literature, from Marx and Dickens to Thomas Picketty and Barbara Ehrenreich, has dissected and exposed the machinations of the greedy wealthy. Turn their pockets, make them pay their fair share, and a fairer society may be possible. No one is tied to a chair and forced to watch nonsense like Fox […]
An economic policy group led by four leading international expert economists has published an article urging Sri Lanka to reinstate three key policies to help reverse the current economic crisis. Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group, publishing its first article under its banner, recommended that the government […]
This file photo, taken on May 23, 2022, shows stacks of containers at a port in South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan. (Yonhap) SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said on Thursday it would ease regulations and cut corporate taxes as part of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government’s first major economic policy move, as […]
The CEOs of America’s largest low-wage employers now earn an average of 670 times what their typical workers earn. In most of these companies, the managers wasted millions buying back their own stock instead of giving the workers a raise. But we don’t just get an injustice when a boss can earn more in a […]
AUGUSTA – The Maine Economic Research Institute – following its announcement in April that it has restored its research and reporting on key state economic policies, legislation and the votes of state lawmakers – directors announced following and the president of the organization. Clif Greim, PE, was elected Chairman of MERI’s Board of Directors. Greim […]
Gold’s role as an inflation hedge and portfolio diversification will continue to provide price support amid the Fed’s hawkish stance and geopolitical strife, notes a recent report by MetalsFocus. Increased investment demand coupled with volatility in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the yellow metal to US$2,051 an ounce in early March, the […]
What is one of the biggest predictors of a child’s success? According to an interactive map created by Opportunity Insights, a research institute founded by economics professors from Harvard and Brown universities, this could be the neighborhood they grew up in. The “Atlas of Opportunity” uses data from the United States Census Bureau and the […]
By Rachel Greszler and Lindsey Burke The Heritage Foundation President Joe Biden is set to “write off” $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, for a total of $360 billion in loan elimination. It may seem like a simple and straightforward solution, but the direct result will be to increase inflation, drive up college costs […]
The Ministry of Economy and Finance at the Sejong Government Complex (The Korea Herald) SEJONG — The country’s finance chief said on Thursday that the Economy and Finance Ministry will unveil the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s economic policy direction next week, which highlights a deregulation program in for companies as well as measures to control inflation. […]
– New Eastern Perspectives THE war in Ukraine is approaching its inexorable conclusion with a Ukrainian defeat only a matter of time. Yet this truth did not enter the mind of the Ukrainian President who recently issued the absurd demand that the Ukrainians talk about peace, but only after the Russians withdrew from Donbass and […]
June 6, 2022 – 2:46 PM PanARMENIAN.Net – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of Armenia, which was held via videoconference on Monday, June 6. “This format is still important now, as the global economy goes through transformative turmoil in the […]
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video link. Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Perspectives Foundation, Artak Kamalyan, Board Member for Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, […]
YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first session of the Economic Policy Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video link, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Perspectives Foundation, Artak Kamalyan, […]
Newfrom Japan Policy June 6, 2022 4:30 p.m. (JST) Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is working to influence the government’s basic annual economic and fiscal guidelines in the areas of fiscal policy and defense spending. Fumio Kishida, the incumbent prime minister who took office last October, is under […]
Important institutions of the global system are trying to create medium and long-term solutions and responses on very important topics. However, it still seems very difficult to find solutions that hit home, as the two “black swans”, the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war, still leave many uncertainties hanging over them. The term “black swan” […]
GSI to Host Annual Economic Policy Forum Focused on Job Creation, Energy and 2025 Outlook Roundtables bring together diverse leaders in public policy, real estate and business MORRISTOWN, NJ – Wednesday, June 8eAs part of the Garden State Initiative’s commitment to bringing dialogue, cooperation, and new ideas to our state’s most pressing challenges, we will […]
LUXEMBOURG (PRWEB) May 31, 2022 Using his life experiences over the past 53 years, author Rémi Richer has crafted a new, more modern religion that he is excited to share with the world. Richer sees this release of this book as the first step in a new era, proposing two fundamental structures for any […]
The African National Congress (ANC) has defended its latest draft economic policy document. The yet-to-be-discussed document proposes changes in skills development, small business and digital transformation. The document also proposes to modernize the country’s post office, to make it more digital and even to transform it in some places into an Internet cafe. Dakota Legoete, […]
Just a few space-loving billionaires. — Open democracy How long can billionaires keep amassing wealth while the world’s poorest struggle to buy food? request Paul Roger While it has long been clear that the global economic model is not working for everyone, the rate of wealth accumulation by a small minority is now breathtaking, if […]
Islam and Economics: An Introduction to Markets, Morality and JusticeBy Ali SalmanActon Institute, USAISBN: 978-1880595466160pp. Pakistani public scholar Ali Salman’s new book, Islam and Economics: A Primer on Markets, Morality and Justice, is a must-have, offering a slightly non-academic overview of Islamic economics. I found myself developing an interest in the book after witnessing a […]
Japan is aiming to “significantly boost” its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, amid fears that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause instability in East Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to “substantially increase” Japan’s defense budget. The draft, a long-term economic […]
WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSres) — The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Studies Service posted the following news: Access to health care involves affordability, which is often linked to health insurance coverage, as well as the availability of health care facilities and providers. The self-employed are less likely to have access to employer-sponsored health insurance […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have signed an agreement under which AFD will provide €300,000 (just over N$5 million) in grants for two research programs DBN. These programs are; investigate opportunities in the areas of affordable housing; and the development of Namibian women entrepreneurs. The agreement was signed […]
Japan is aiming to “significantly boost” its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, amid fears that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause instability in East Asia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to “substantially increase” Japan’s defense budget. The draft, a long-term economic […]
Boris Johnson has said the UK is ‘not necessarily’ headed for a recession after his chancellor announced a £15billion package to help people cope with rising energy bills and the inflation. Despite experts warning of trouble ahead for the economy and the government taking emergency action to help struggling households, the Prime Minister sounded an […]
1 Good morning, Mr. D. MAS Mr. Ravi Menon, NUS Chairman and Chairman of the Board of ABFER, Professor Tan Eng Chye, fellow central bankers, distinguished speakers, ladies and gentlemen. Together with my co-organizers, Professor Bernard Yeung and Professor Steve Davis, I am pleased to welcome you to the Asian Monetary Policy Forum 2022. 2 […]
Staff reporter THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed an agreement for N$5 million for AFD financing of two DBN economic research programs. The DBN said the first research program intends to study opportunities in affordable housing and the second will focus on the development of Namibian women […]
– Research finds that detecting adenomas reduces mortality in colorectal cancer, regardless of adherence and implementation scenarios SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Freenome, a private biotechnology company, presented results at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) annual meeting that compared hypothetical colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests that detect adenomas to the minimum test […]
As the story goes, Xerxes of Persia, during the invasion of Greece which played the role of the famous last battle of the Spartans at Thermopylae and ended the Persian claims at Marathon, attempted to build a vast bridge on the Hellespont on which his men could march from Asia to Europe. A storm soon […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) have signed an agreement under which AFD will provide a N$5 million grant to two DBN research programs studying opportunities in areas of affordable housing and the development of Namibian women. contractors. The agreement was signed by the Managing Director of the Development […]
The clearest signal yet that a windfall tax could be imposed on energy companies came from a Treasury minister who said the UK government “cannot rule out” such a move. Amid reports that No 10 is resisting Rishi Sunak’s plans to introduce a levy, Tory figures have weighed in for and against. In highly unusual […]
When the representative Liane Cassar (Democrat, District 66, Barrington, East Providence) presented the Abortion Equality Coverage Act, her legislation to remove the abortion coverage bans that currently exist in Rhode Island’s Medicaid and state health insurance plans, she made a powerful and profound argument. Here are his lyrics, in full. “I’m here to introduce you […]
This week, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli told a press conference that the government was seeking to re-engage the private sector in the economy, aiming to increase its share to 65% from 30% in the fiscal year. 2020-21. The firm also hopes to attract $10 billion in new investment in each of the next four years […]
A long-term economic impact study has been commissioned to better understand the potential growth associated with recent economic development announcements in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and the Elizabethtown-Hardin County Industrial Foundation announced the partnership behind the study, which also includes Baptist Health Hardin and Elizabethtown Community and […]
[This post was originally published by the Economic Policy Institute. Click here to read the original.] A leaky draft of a majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito strongly suggests that the Court will rule to strike down Roe vs. Wade and Family planning c. Casey, the two landmark cases that upheld the […]
Listeners are encouraged to participate when they stay on topic The call number is 347-205-9201 Callers will be asked to give their first name so that they can be treated with respect. Listen to this program “Live” or “On Demand” via the following hyperlink – http://tobtr.com/s/12097657 NEWARK, NJ and YONKERS, NY – May 18, 2022 […]
At this seminar, Dr. Lee Hwok-Aun shared his study of Malaysia’s new economic policy and argued that Malaysia could start from scratch by building on the two strands of the NEP with resets and key updates based on enduring principles and systematic policy design. MALAYSIA CURRICULUM SEMINAR Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – ISEAS Institute – […]
MALAYSIA CURRICULUM SEMINAR About the seminarMalaysia’s NEP has just turned fifty. Launched in 1971, the NEP transformed Malaysia through its “two-pronged” development strategy: (1) alleviating racially-neutral poverty; (2) social restructuring to reduce racial imbalances, particularly by promoting upward mobility and the capacities of the Bumiputera.In 2021, the country was consumed by pandemic recovery and political […]
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to pull the economy out of the COVID-19-induced slump by communicating closely with the Bank of Japan, while promoting investment to boost sluggish growth. At a meeting of his economic advisory committee, Kishida said he wanted Economy Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa to prepare for the release of […]
Ohen we think of the things that need fixing in the British state, it is natural to think of the institutions that are in trouble: from government helplessness in the face of soaring costs of living, to perennial NHS crises, to rule-breaking revelations at No 10. But a powerful way to solve many of the […]
RBI appoints Sitikantha Pattanaik and Rajiv Ranjan as executive directors Bombay (Maharashtra): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that it has appointed Rajiv Ranjan and Sitikantha Pattanaik as executive directors effective May 1, 2022. Prior to being promoted to Executive Director, Rajiv Ranjan was Advisor in charge of the Monetary Policy Department […]
Tribune press service Aditi Tandon Udaipur, May 14 Congress on Saturday called for a reset of economic policy after liberalization, saying the time had come to examine global and domestic factors to recalibrate the economic paradigm. “We are not backing down on liberalisation. We are making progress after liberalization taking into account global […]
HPSI – Economic Research Realtor.com May 13, 2022 the The Realtor.com® Economics Team weekly video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to navigate the housing market as a buyer, seller or industry professional. This week, Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses the latest inflation reading, what the Fed had to […]
Anti-government protests have become more frequent in Argentina as the ruling government takes no action to deal with the country’s inflationary trend. Updated: May 13, 2022 1:31 p.m. 1ten Demonstration in Argentina | AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd Demonstrators hold a banner which reads in Spanish “Let them all go”, in reference to the current wave of […]
Photo by University Relations Arya Gaduh, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business. The National Bureau of Economic Research has named Arya Gaduh, associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, a research associate for its development economics program. The Development […]
MAY 12 — Bank Negara’s 25 basis point increase in the overnight rate (OPR) yesterday took many people by surprise. Based on data and forecasts for the Malaysian and global economy, 14 out of 19 analysts polled by Bloomberg hours earlier expected rates to remain unchanged. In 2020 and 2021, economic growth forecasts for Malaysia […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s stock market fell more than 3% on Monday, its biggest daily decline in five months, and the rupee continued to fall against the dollar as uncertainty grew over the country’s economic plans. new government to revive a stalled IMF program. “The IMF delay, lack of clarity on the economic plan […]
Breadcrumb Links PMN Company Author of the article: Content of the article KARACHI — Pakistan’s stock market fell more than 3% on Monday, its biggest daily decline in five months, and the rupee continued to slide against the dollar as uncertainty grew over the new government’s economic plans to revive a stalled IMF program. “The […]
Tarun Das Former Managing Director, CII Expectations for economic reforms have been consistently high since 2014. The level of aspiration of the Indian economy has increased. The overall ambition of the Indian industry is higher. But for Covid-19, Indian economy and industry might have been in a different place by now. Or, […]
Yesterday I posted on the zoom talk that Biden CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse gave to a Stanford audience last Thursday. Here is part II. Part III will arrive tomorrow. 11:40 a.m.: Rouse notes the dramatic drop in labor market compensation from February 2020 to April 2020, “when we asked everyone to go home.” Not quite […]
Last Thursday, Cecilia Rouse, chair of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, gave a Zoom talk at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). I “attended” for the first 20 minutes, but then signed on to “attend” another Stanford Zoom talk presented by Scott Atlas. But I went back, as Jen Psaki would say, […]
In the past week, two reports on work participation highlight the fact that the majority of Indians, and women in particular, are unhappy with their working lives. Burnout rates are high, forcing them out of the workforce. The first report, published by Mumbai-based research firm Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), is specific to India […]
Today, April 28, 2022, the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a leading Taiwanese think tank, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). The agreement covers three main areas of development: 1. Create platforms to promote, stimulate opportunities and match offshore wind-related industries between Taiwan and international stakeholders. […]
Recession Remedies is a podcast about the economic policy response to COVID-19 and the lessons it holds for future recessions. In each episode, expert guests join host David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, to assess a different aspect of the fiscal and monetary response. New episodes will […]
The scientific community is at the forefront of sounding the alarm on climate change and providing indisputable information proof on the link with human activity. Yet economic policies aimed at decarbonizing economies still lag behind the urgency of the warnings. Indeed, the lukewarm response from the economic policy community is part of the disconnect between […]
March 2022 new home sales What happened this month: Sales of new homes slipped again, down 8.6% to an annual rate of 763,000 in March, following a decline in sales of existing homes, as the combination of high inflation and the Fed’s efforts to control it pushed mortgage rates higher and ruled housing demand. Even […]
Insurance-backed bonds offer a risk-free way to establish a solid return in retirement despite market volatility. In retirement, not losing money is essential. Unfortunately, many people take too many risks and are overconfident in their financial situation, not knowing that it takes much longer to recover from losses once they retire. Consumer Retirement Network, an […]
Freddie Mac Mortgage Rates – April 21, 2022 What happened to mortgage rates this week: The Freddie Mac fixed rate for a 30-year 30-year rose for the seventh consecutive week, to 5.11%, following the continued surge in the 10-year Treasury which broke the 2.8% mark for the first time since December 2018. Investors hailed better-than-expected […]
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Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the 100th anniversary event of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), in Niteroi near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ian Cheibub Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRASILIA, April 20 (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Sen. Mitch McConnell, criticized the Biden administration’s approach to inflation, saying the strategy is “the exact opposite” of what is needed to fix the economy. Holmes told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that the administration’s policies, which have pumped more money […]
Helping entrepreneurs start, grow and renew their business is one of the most important interventions any local, regional or national government can take to help create jobs and raise living standards, especially in the poorest communities. more disadvantaged. As with other countries around the world looking to grow their economy, entrepreneurship needs to be at […]
This article was originally published here About Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-19328-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, most commodities experienced significant price declines, which were expected to continue through 2020. Accordingly, the Markov switch model is used to study the influence of political […]
Classification: Academic Level D/E Salary package: Level D $149,002 – $158,269 / Level E $183,749 – $194,637 per year plus 17% superannuation Term: Five-year director with an underlying full-time continuing academic appointment Job Description : CAEPR Director Booklet 2022 v1.6-compressed.pdf Job Overview The Australian National University (ANU) enjoys an international reputation as a leading university […]
By Fred Ezeh Abuja Professor Ganiyat Adejoke Uthman from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has recommended in his research the adoption of an Islamic economic system in the management of the Nigerian economy. She said the Islamic economic system has proven to be the solution to […]
the Events Industry Council (EIC) has launched the data collection phase of its ‘Economic Materiality Study’, in collaboration with Oxford Economics. As part of the study, the EIC also released its latest Global Trade Events Barometer, 2021 Q4. The “Global Economic Significance of Business Events” survey, from April 7 to June 25, aims to quantify […]
In the United States, COVID-19 has triggered a severe economic recession. Yet the ensuing economic recovery has been faster and stronger than almost any forecaster had expected, thanks in part to the swift, aggressive, sustained and creative response of US fiscal and monetary policy. While the next recession will probably not be triggered by a […]