Economics

Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. France has posted its strongest growth in over 50 years, as the economy recovered from the economic shock of…

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Britain’s unfolding cost of living crisis is dominating the headlines. The soaring cost of a weekly shop, a record increase looming for utility bills, and the price of petrol through the roof. Households have never had it so tough.Yet…

A Cornell University economics professor says that the promise of decentralized finance (defi) using blockchain technology is real but bitcoin may not last that much longer. Nonetheless, he admitted bitcoin “has really set off a…

The Federal Reserve signaled it would begin steadily raising interest rates in mid-March, its latest move toward removing stimulus to bring down inflation.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the…

The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree in wet wintry weather last weekend Photograph: Guy…

Text size A Now Hiring sign hangs in front of a Winn-Dixie grocery store on…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressing a news conference last night Photograph: US…

Text size Wall Street trading will return in force Tuesday.…

This article was highly inspired by a conversation I had with Tom Luongo in October 2021, and his thesis on geopolitics and the macro economic landscape of today. You can hear the conversation on my podcast, A Boy Named Pseu, and listen…