why solutions come with risks
The East African Community is one of Africa’s oldest regional economic organisations. Its birth in 1967 was the…
Chartbook 442: Global imbalances – A new cocktail in old bottles: World Economy April 2026:
As the World Bank and IMF convened for their “twin meetings” in Washington DC in April 2026, the…
Australia’s BHP ends standoff with top China iron ore buyer
Commodities Prolonged negotiations highlighted Beijing’s push to cut steelmaking input prices A truck works at a BHP iron ore…
The cost of high inflation is economically irrational politics
Until the Iran conflict broke out, it was tempting to declare the worst of recent inflation behind us.…
EU launches measures to address impact of energy crisis
The European Commission has launched a series of measures designed to tackle the short and medium-term impacts of…
How Long Can Markets Climb the ‘Wall of Worry’?
There has rarely been any time that the maxim that the markets climb a “Wall of Worry” has rang…
April eurozone flash consumer confidence -20.6 vs -16.3 prior
The Eurozone Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) is the European Commission’s flagship monthly gauge of household sentiment across the…
Irish income taxes are below average and closer to US than many EU peers, OECD data shows
The average single Irish worker pays a ‘tax wedge’ of 32pc Finance Minister Simon Harris Irish workers pay…
What are EU countries doing to counter energy price rises?
The European Commission will set out plans on Wednesday to cut electricity taxes as it seeks to reduce…
Petroyuan will mature in bursts of crisis
The petroyuan — oil and energy trades settled in Chinese yuan rather than US dollars — is not…
Tough winter possible as Govt monitors economic shocks
If there was an image to sum up the Government’s Spring economic forecast, it might be Gene Kelly…
UK inflation rises to 3.3% as impact of Iran war hits
British consumer price inflation rose to 3.3% in March from 3% in February, according to official data showing…