International

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Climate mispricing in US property will be tough to fix

Mispricing of climate risks by US homeowners, lenders, investors and policymakers is distorting the housing market

International
  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Islamic State organisational skills keep it resilient

Islamic State quickly announced the successor to its leader, who killed himself rather than be captured by US forces

International
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 7 min read

Sex bias in medicine has high costs

Women comprise only one-quarter of participants in clinical trials although they metabolise medicines differently to men

International
  • Nov 4, 2019
  • 7 min read

Offshore wind energy generation has huge potential

Offshore wind capacity may rise 15-fold by 2040 and has the potential to make more electricity than currently consumed

International
  • Oct 31, 2019
  • 7 min read

Indonesia’s policies will drive global nickel dynamics

Nickel is the only base metal whose price has risen sharply in 2019 and strong demand will continue to support the price

Indonesia
  • Oct 30, 2019
  • 7 min read

Investment-grade bond rating downgrade fears will rise

Global economic growth is slowing, and the average credit quality of investment-grade bonds is deteriorating

International
  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 7 min read

'Deepfakes' could irreparably damage public trust

Technology making altered videos appear as real has leapfrogged in the past two years

International
  • Oct 22, 2019
  • 6 min read

Uncertainty will moderate the UK sterling rally

Financial markets view a no-deal Brexit as a remote possibility, but markets are underpricing significant risks

International