Japan’s GDP shrinks dramatically after a tax rise and a typhoon
Abe Shinzo has repeated his worst economic blunder by increasing the consumption tax for a second timeFeb 17th 2020ECONOMISTS…
Looking at the world through the eyes of options traders
Feb 15th 2020EVERY STONER knows, or has bored you silly, about the third eye. It is the imaginary oracular organ you develop as…
Companies are tying their loans to measures of do-goodery
Feb 15th 2020EARLIER THIS month WSP, a mid-size Canadian consultancy, announced that it had amended the terms of a loan of $1.2bn….
Trade negotiators have missed a deadline to help protect fish stocks
Jan 2nd 2020WASHINGTON, DCIN 2015 WORLD leaders signed up to a long list of sustainable development goals, among them an agreement…
The causes of a booming stockmarket are unlikely to last through 2020
Jan 2nd 2020NEW YORKTHE CHRISTMAS of 2018 was a dismal one for American stockmarket investors. Meagre gains eked out through a…
China’s industrial policy has worked better than critics think
Jan 2nd 2020EARLY IN ITS trade dispute with China, America declared that Chinese industrial policy was a form of “economic aggression”….
Why the most important hedge is against unexpected inflation
Jan 2nd 2020IT IS HARD to say precisely when a cherished theory of inflation lost its sway. But if you had to pick a moment, it…
A study suggests that higher minimum wages hit poorer bosses’ pockets
Jan 2nd 2020NEW YORKA MINIMUM WAGE is supposed to redistribute money from rich to poor. But economists disagree about whether…
Grab and Singtel will bid for a digital-banking licence in Singapore
Jan 2nd 2020IN 2014 SINGTEL, a Singaporean telecoms group, teamed up with Standard Chartered, an Asia-focused bank, to create…