International

  • Feb 26, 2019
  • 2 min read

Job markets are less globalised than assumed

Most employment created in recent decades has been in industries without foreign competition

International
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

Google’s partial workplace reform reflects wider trend

Google will no longer require its directly employed staff to enter forced arbitration for grievances against the firm

International
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

Policies to boost China’s real estate exacerbate risks

China’s property price growth rose to a 19-month high in January, but looser policy and regional disparities raise risks

China
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

US action against Facebook would be bruising

The social media giant faces trouble along multiple flanks

International
  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 2 min read

Industry-centric Japanese and German GDP will struggle

Japan’s manufacturing PMI contracted for the first time since 2016 and the euro-area equivalent is near a six-year low

International
  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 1 min read

Digital currencies enhance 21st century monetary tools

Digital currencies could give central banks a potent weapon in the fight against deflation

International
  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 1 min read

Global anti-corruption efforts face new obstacles

The growing emphasis on national sovereignty risks progress on global anti-corruption efforts

International
  • Feb 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Political awareness among voters can drive populism

In an information-rich world, attention is the ultimate scarce resource and its allocation can drive populist voting

International