International

  • Jan 25
  • 7 min read

Climate adaptation action to strengthen globally

Decisionmakers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to invest in climate adaptation

International
  • Jan 25
  • 2 min read

Services strength and industry weakness raise risks

Germany’s business climate indicator fell to the lowest since 2020 this month but the US flash PMI improved

International
  • Jan 25
  • 2 min read

Demography could time-limit China's ascendancy

Sizeable economic and population shifts will occur among the largest economies in coming decades

International
  • Jan 24
  • 11 min read

Fast fashion industry growth diminishes ESG gains

The fast and ultra-fast fashion industry is seeing spectacular growth even as concerns about the environment are rising

International
  • Jan 24
  • 2 min read

Clean energy fast-tracking faces political backlash

The IEA electricity review highlights both rising demand and generation from low-emissions sources

International
  • Jan 24
  • 2 min read

AI will make cyber resilience essential but harder

Artificial intelligence will increase the global cyberthreat, the lead UK intelligence agency has warned

International
  • Jan 23
  • 7 min read

Supply woes offset soft demand to lift copper prices

Multiple supply-side uncertainties are offsetting weaker demand from China to support the copper price

International
  • Jan 23
  • 2 min read

Japan is very slowly edging towards modest rate rises

The Bank of Japan left policy unchanged but will watch wage negotiations carefully ahead of potential tightening

Japan