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 fire up in October, business surveys
Gender wealth inequality in the European Union: a distributional perspective
Analysis of single women and men in Europe reveals persistent gender wealth gaps and differing patterns across countries. This paper investigates gender-related disparities in wealth
Citi to tie up with Coinbase to boost digital payments for institutional clients
The partnership will initially focus on enabling users to deposit and withdraw traditional currencies. Citigroup and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plan to collaborate on digital asset
Empowering youth with opportunities and jobs to end poverty
At the beginning of my advocacy journey, I often searched for affordable ways to present myself at events. A friend of mine had launched a
Exclusive: Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, sources say
Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products
US weekly jobless claims decline, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs estimate
Economists estimate weekly jobless claims fell to 217,000 from 235,000. The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, economists at
US workers experience large month-to-month fluctuations in pay
Over the past decade, cities and states in the US have enacted ‘fair workweek’ laws to stabilise worker schedules. This column uses administrative data on
Reforming the education of economists in Europe: Breaking the tyranny of the top five
Many European countries have adopted the American model of doctoral training and academic evaluation. While this model suits America’s vast, mobile labour market, in Europe
Protect to prosper: How nature-based tourism drives jobs and growth
That selfie you took on an idyllic white sand beach, in a sprawling city park, or atop a mountain range at sunset? It’s more than
When the heat rises, progress on women’s economic empowerment cools
Hotter-than-usual years can slow or derail advances in women’s legal rights. A new analysis spanning five decades finds that temperature anomalies—years significantly hotter than a country’s historical
