Bitcoin breaks $96,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
Bitcoin’s march toward $100,000 made further ground on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies under President-elect Donald Trump will unleash
Nvidia’s AI chip demand still booming but slowing sales growth worries investors
Nvidia forecast its slowest revenue growth in seven quarters on Wednesday, with the artificial intelligence chipmaker failing to meet lofty expectations of some investors who have
Why the urban wage premium for women is no longer larger than the premium for men in Britain
The gender pay gap remains stubbornly large. At the same time, city workers earn more than rural workers, a phenomenon known as the urban wage
Economic activity gains traction amid easing inflation, but high uncertainty looms over the outlook
After five quarters of stagnation, the EU economy returned to modest growth in the first three quarters of the year, while the disinflation process continued.
Merging structural and reduced-form models for forecasting
Forecasting, especially in central banks, is evolving to incorporate a variety of models, following two main approaches: structural and reduced form. The challenge remains to
How the G20 can prevent the next pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated, the global health system is only as strong as its weakest link. This column proposes a Global Health Impact metric
Firm climate investment: A glass half-full
The transition to a green economy will require large investments by firms. This column uses new survey data to study the importance of climate-related investment
The role of economic judgement in enhancing machine learning models for recession prediction: Insights from 20 OECD countries
Accurately forecasting recessions remains a critical issue in macroeconomic analysis. This column introduces a new machine learning algorithm to predict recession risks for 20 OECD
Euro zone current account surplus widens
The current account surplus of the 20-nation euro zone widened in September, data from the European Central Bank showed on Tuesday. The surplus has been
Stocks push higher, dollar pauses as markets await Trump appointments
An index of global stocks rose 1% on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs, as traders awaited President-elect
