International

  • Mar 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

Wider trends will ease Meta's strain amid new layoffs

Meta has embarked on a second major round of layoffs

International
  • Mar 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

Cocaine figures point to upward trends globally

The UN’s latest report on cocaine makes for concerning reading

International
  • Mar 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

Global growth estimates are highly uncertain for 2023

The OECD raised its GDP forecasts on lower commodities prices and better China growth but emphasised the downside risks

International
  • Mar 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

Banking stresses pile more pressure on central banks

US officials rescued a small regional US lender yesterday and the ECB continued its 50bp interest rate rises

International
  • Mar 15, 2023
  • 11 min read

Lower rates will return, amplify and raise challenges

New data over six centuries suggest the trend for lower rates will resume along with the associated policy challenges

International
  • Mar 15, 2023
  • 2 min read

GPT-4 underlines mismatch on AI policy and innovation

OpenAI has launched the successor to its hugely popular ChatGPT AI chatbot

International
  • Mar 13, 2023
  • 12 min read

SVB failure spells contagion but not systemic risk

Major global tech lender Silicon Valley Bank and crypto lender Signature Bank have collapsed in quick succession

International
  • Mar 9, 2023
  • 2 min read

Short-haul leisure travel leads the tourism recovery

Tourism should rebound by 2024; structural shifts mean the shape and pace of the rebound will vary by region and sector

International