International

  • Dec 22, 2021
  • 7 min read

Graphite market imbalance will grow in the 2020s

Imbalance in the graphite market will intensify as the battery sector dominates market growth

International
  • Dec 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Less severe Omicron could still push health systems

A South African study suggests that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, causes fewer hospitalisations and deaths

International
  • Dec 20, 2021
  • 6 min read

A revival of money velocity would pressure the US Fed

The velocity of money ratio, nominal GDP to M1 or M2, has fallen sharply over recent years but could start rising again

United States
  • Dec 17, 2021
  • 2 min read

ECB policy path is more open than Bank of England

The Bank of England raised rates yesterday for the first time since 2018 while the ECB juggled its near-term policy mix

International
  • Dec 16, 2021
  • 7 min read

Tech sector giving is transforming philanthropy

Tech titans are becoming major philanthropists but prefer a different approach to the last generation of donors

International
  • Dec 16, 2021
  • 2 min read

Apache software flaw could result in major breaches

A hard-to-patch software vulnerability is being used by many offensive nation-state actors

International
  • Dec 14, 2021
  • 7 min read

Inflation expectations matter more than unemployment

Inflation expectations have become more important than unemployment as a measure for predicting inflation outcomes

International
  • Dec 13, 2021
  • 11 min read

Russian, US, Chinese hypersonic arms lack treaty curbs

New classes of weapon with destabilising characteristics highlight the inadequacy of the arms control framework

International