International

  • May 13, 2019
  • 7 min read

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

Lower capital spending by manufacturers in the current economic slowdown may hold back industrial transformation

International
  • May 10, 2019
  • 7 min read

Geostrategic rifts fuel corporate competition on 5G

Non-Chinese suppliers are taking advantage of Huawei’s reputational problems to capture the 5G market

International
  • May 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

Less front-loading will return UK GDP to a weak trend

UK GDP gained 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in January-March despite surging imports subtracting the most in over a decade

United Kingdom
  • May 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

US tariff hike hopes to push China towards a deal

The rise in the tariff rate on 200 billion dollars of US imports from China today will further dampen global trade

International
  • May 8, 2019
  • 7 min read

Valuing online choices can aid policymakers’ decisions

Interest in measuring wellbeing as well as GDP is rising, and massive online choice surveys will grow worldwide

International
  • May 8, 2019
  • 2 min read

A US deal will not transform China’s trade prospects

China’s exports fell and imports rose in April; the trend is in line with weak world trade and subdued domestic activity

International
  • May 8, 2019
  • 2 min read

New bitcoin theft will raise blockchain security fears

Bitcoins worth 41 million dollars were stolen in a coordinated hack that evaded all security checks

International
  • May 7, 2019
  • 7 min read

Debate deepens among stagnationists and technologists

The latest secular-stagnation research shows that governments can often expand fiscal policy without longer-term cost

International