Dutch economy enters recession as inflation bites
The Dutch economy has entered a recession as it shrank 0.3% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter, a first estimate published by Statistics
Falling food prices, yet much higher than pre-covid
The World Bank’s food price index has been relatively stable during the past seven months as declines in the prices of grains offset increases in
Monetary policy transmission with adjustable and fixed rate mortgages: The role of credit supply
It is commonly believed that adjustable-rate mortgages make contractionary monetary policy stronger, by allowing a faster pass-through of policy rates and therefore decreasing aggregate demand.
Privacy regulation, fintech lending, and financial inclusion
Increasing numbers of countries are introducing privacy legislation to protect users’ data. But while consumers value their privacy and protection from potential misuse of data,
AMC Entertainment to effect 10:1 reverse split on Aug. 24
AMC Entertainment Holdings said on Monday its 10-to-1 reverse stock split will take place on Aug. 24 and its preferred shares “APE” will be converted to
U.S. Steel shares jump after unsolicited bid from Cleveland-Cliffs
Shares of U.S. Steel jumped about 33% in mid-day trade on Monday, after the steelmaker rejected a $7.3-billion buyout offer from Cleveland-Cliffs but said it would review
S&P 500, Nasdaq gain as Nvidia leads megacap growth stocks higher
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as chipmaker Nvidia spearheaded gains among megacap growth stocks while investors also awaited earning reports from
On the utility of predicting the next exporters with machine learning
Statistical learning models are increasingly used for decision-making in private and public organisations. This column discusses how they could be usefully applied to predict export
The impact of energy shocks on core inflation in the US and the euro area
The effect of energy prices on core inflation was negligible in the US but large and persistent in the euro area, where energy price shocks
Fragility and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: two sides of the same coin
In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds in East Asia and the Pacific were living in extreme
