North America

  • May 30
  • 2 min read

Climate adaptation risks being dangerously underfunded

The OECD report ‘Climate Finance and the USD100bn goal’ gives new detail on climate funding to developing economies

International
  • May 30
  • 2 min read

Biden must secure Black support in battleground states

Addressing Black voters in Pennsylvania yesterday, President Joe Biden stepped up his attack on Republican Donald Trump

United States
  • May 30
  • 2 min read

Workforce underuse fuels political instability

The International Labour Organization has reduced its forecast for global unemployment but highlights workforce underuse

International
  • May 29
  • 7 min read

Policy can deal with climate and development together

The poorest nations are, by and large, the most vulnerable to climate change impacts but have the least capacity to cope

International
  • May 29
  • 7 min read

US AI export controls on China have limits

US policymakers want to contain Chinese AI advances but the effectiveness of export controls is limited

United States
  • May 29
  • 2 min read

Housing is key to US economic performance and policy

US consumer confidence edged up in May but so did recession expectations; house prices remain historically high

United States
  • May 29
  • 2 min read

US efforts to expand aid delivery to Gaza will falter

US efforts to surge humanitarian aid to Gaza appear to have fallen short

United States
  • May 29
  • 2 min read

New York trial poses little political threat to Trump

Closing arguments began yesterday in Donald Trump's New York trial on charges of falsifying business records

United States