
Big manufacturing economies struggle as US tariffs hit order books
Euro zone factory activity stagnated as new orders flatlined and headcount fell. The world’s big manufacturing economies struggled to

Euro zone factory activity stagnated as new orders flatlined and headcount fell. The world’s big manufacturing economies struggled to

Households with high fixed and necessary expenditures relative to income are more vulnerable to income shocks. This column examines

Between 2005 and 2024, China more than doubled its oil consumption, accounting for over half of the global increase

For as long as governments have existed, so has public financial management (PFM). This approach has always been explicitly

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global economy and reshaping labor markets. What does this

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a new gateway to development data, a quiet but significant risk has emerged. Large

When a farmer in Ghana can’t import fertilizer to grow maize or a pharmacy in Pakistan runs short of

Monetary policy moves aggregate investment, but the underlying drivers remain unclear. This column opens the black box with a

The sharp rise in interest rates since 2021 has not been matched by equal increases in household savings rates

EU leniency on Germany’s fiscal plan highlights rule rigidity and the need for reform to support investment. Germany’s July

Euro zone factory activity stagnated as new orders flatlined and headcount fell. The world’s big manufacturing economies struggled to

Households with high fixed and necessary expenditures relative to income are more vulnerable to income shocks. This column examines

Between 2005 and 2024, China more than doubled its oil consumption, accounting for over half of the global increase

For as long as governments have existed, so has public financial management (PFM). This approach has always been explicitly

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global economy and reshaping labor markets. What does this

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a new gateway to development data, a quiet but significant risk has emerged. Large

When a farmer in Ghana can’t import fertilizer to grow maize or a pharmacy in Pakistan runs short of

Monetary policy moves aggregate investment, but the underlying drivers remain unclear. This column opens the black box with a

The sharp rise in interest rates since 2021 has not been matched by equal increases in household savings rates

EU leniency on Germany’s fiscal plan highlights rule rigidity and the need for reform to support investment. Germany’s July




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