Companies try to cut geopolitical risk from supply chains Samsung’s experience highlights the threat of becoming caught between superpowers
India castigates richer countries as climate tensions heat up Energy minister demands EU and China adopt ‘negative emission’ targets
Biden stimulus update, Derek Chauvin trial, England lockdown eases Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda
The bank effect and the big boat blocking the Suez Perhaps it was the wind. But in hydrodynamics, size matters.
Europe’s carmakers keep faith in ‘just-in-time’ supply Manufacturers shrug off semiconductor setback despite pressure to bring production closer to home
Pandemic reveals weak links in global supply chain Vaccine nationalism, Brexit and US-China tensions reflect a political environment more hostile to global trade
In charts: Asia’s manufacturing dominance Semiconductor and automotive supply chains have shifted east, particularly to China
Markets will soon pivot to focus on sustainability of recovery New post-Covid normal is set to challenge policymakers
The UK economy: one year on from the start of the first lockdown A sharp rebound in 2021 will not make up for the worst fall in output in 300 years
IG Metall pay talks tell us inflation won’t spiral Even German manufacturers can’t bag a decent pay rise.
The Fed’s new framework has sown confusion Central banks’ reactions in the US and elsewhere are becoming harder for investors to read.
Fed, BoE and BoJ set policy, UK to unveil foreign strategy review Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda
Why inflation is at risk of overshooting the Fed’s comfort zone Regime shift is under way with US economy set to recover much more than expected
US stimulus bill, English schools reopen, ECB sets policy Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda
Culture and Covid delay women’s advance in macho Mexico They want jobs, support for caring and freedom from violence, but attitudes and coronavirus are slowing progress
Dimsofor Consulting LLC: real estate market can be flexible Dimsofor Consulting LLC: real estate investing has evolved for the past decades gaining more forms and applicable techniques than one can imagine
The era of central bank convergence is over Monetary policymakers are, increasingly, less in tune with one another.
UK Budget, US jobs report, Biden’s stimulus bill Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda
