EU’s $250 billion-per-year spending on US energy is unrealistic
The European Union’s pledge to buy $250 billion of U.S. energy supplies per year is unrealistic because it would require the redirection of most U.S.
World oil market may be tighter than it looks, IEA says
The world oil market may be tighter than it appears despite a supply and demand balance pointing to a surplus, the International Energy Agency said
Oil prices rise 1% on trade war relief, US pressure on Russia
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s rally, on optimism that a trade war between the United States and its major trading partners
Under pressure? Central bank independence meets blockchain prediction markets
The independence of monetary authorities from political interference is a foundational principle of modern central banking, and understanding whether threats to this independence affect expectations
Time to be strategic: How public money could power Europe’s green, digital, and defence transitions
After the June NATO summit, Europe faces greater challenges in funding its green, digital, and defence transitions, as new defence commitments strain national and EU
The post-pandemic disinflation: Low sacrifice, high prices
By some criteria, the post-pandemic disinflation was a triumph for central banks in advanced economies: inflation fell sharply from 40-year highs while unemployment rates remained
An alliance for open trade: How to counter Trump’s tariffs
The US administration’s latest threat to impose sweeping new tariffs on many of its closest allies signals a renewed embrace of aggressive unilateralism and misunderstood
The impact of the 2025 US tariff announcements on UK firms
In the first half of 2025, the US and some of its trading partners announced significant changes to import tariffs. This column uses newly designed
The (projected) cost of Russian aggression
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine marked an end to stability in Europe. This column analyses the economic effects for Ukraine, Russia, as well as
Firms, family-friendly policies, and fertility
Family-friendly policies often aim to make it ‘easier’ to have children, yet little is known about how firms respond to such policies. This column develops
