International

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

UK GDP risks are high despite the large budget plans

Solid services and net exports helped to keep UK GDP out of recession in the third quarter

United Kingdom
  • 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 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

Social media will be vulnerable to insider threats

Reporting revealed yesterday that Saudi Arabia used Twitter employees to gain access to sensitive user data in 2014-15

International
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

US-China concessions may prevent more trade turmoil

A Chinese official has raised hopes that progress in talks will delay the US plan to extend tariffs next month

International
  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

Germany’s results will set 2019/20 euro-area GDP

The European Commission expects the euro-area to grow by 1.2% at most in 2019 and 2020, but even this may be optimistic

International
  • Nov 6, 2019
  • 2 min read

Deeper US-China trade losses will weaken world trade

The United States imported 35 billion dollars less from China in January-June, but more from Taiwan, Mexico and the EU

International
  • Nov 5, 2019
  • 2 min read

US departure from Paris climate accord may be reversed

The Trump administration wants to promote green energy technologies to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions

United States
  • 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