The role of wages in retaining effective teachers in the classroom
Concerns about declining student achievements have become central in education debates, with teacher quality drawing attention as a key driver. This column examines how wages
Global trade to hit record $35trln despite slowing momentum
Between July and September, global trade grew 2.5% compared with the previous three months. Global trade is expected to grow about 7% in 2025, adding
Experiential learning in the age of AI
Kolb’s learning cycle experience, reflection, insight, and experimentation remains deeply relevant in a data-driven environment. Artificial intelligence has entered the workplace not as a distant
Dollar choppy as risk-off mood, dovish Fed unsettle markets
The risk selloff petered out somewhat in Europe, however, to leave the euro at $1.1704, steady on the day at a near two-month high, after
Gold eases after divided Fed rate cut vote; silver hits new high
Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,217.09 per ounce, as of 1111 GMT. U.S. gold futures for February delivery gained 0.5% to $4,244.70 per ounce. Gold
Wheat steadies after selloff triggered by USDA’s production estimates
Gorey said investor positioning had become more neutral in recent weeks, and that because the Ukraine-Russia war was not impeding grain exports. U.S. wheat futures
Informality and the effects of minimum wage policy in developing countries
Increases in Brazil’s national minimum wage between 2000 and 2009 moved the country from a regime of low minimum wage bite to one of high
A European safe asset will require bolder steps
The EU aims to finance common priorities in defence, energy transition, and digital infrastructure with supranational EU bonds. This column argues that the current exclusion
Euroclear and the geopolitics of immobilised Russian assets
European policymakers are debating using immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia held at Euroclear to finance a ‘reparation loan’ for Ukraine. This column
How Brazil’s indexed minimum wage allows inflation to grease the wheels of the labour market
Many economies index their minimum wage to inflation to preserve its real value during inflationary periods. This column shows, however, that the timing and predictability
