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  • Feb 1, 2021
  • 7 min read

Financial stability fears rise as ‘everything’ rallies

Financial stability concerns are mounting as asset markets enter bubble territory

International
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 7 min read

SolarWinds hack will alter US cyber strategy

The transnational SolarWinds hack has highlighted the vulnerability of IT supply chains

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
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Calls to bolster central bank legitimacy will grow

Criticisms of central banks’ institutional frameworks are growing in line with rising demands for central bank policies

International
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 7 min read

A full public debt restructuring overhaul is unlikely

COVID-19 has devastated the already threadbare budgets of many developing countries; debt relief calls will grow

International
  • Jan 26, 2021
  • 7 min read

Parler-Amazon rift fuels politicisation of IT services

IT firms are often invisible but they are critical players in shaping the legality of online activities and politics

International
  • Jan 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

Decarbonisation demand will support copper prices

Copper is in high demand for use in decarbonation projects, but this has yet to translate into more mining investment

International
  • Jan 21, 2021
  • 7 min read

Volatility undercuts bitcoin’s effort to go mainstream

The bitcoin price has surged by around 200% since mid-October and institutional interest in the asset class is growing

International
  • Jan 20, 2021
  • 11 min read

Aid is a blunt tool for promoting democracy

The ability of foreign aid to improve the behaviour of recipient countries has been seriously questioned

International