'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
Jan 23, 2024 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
How many people dont have a bank account? And just how difficult has it become to live without one? These questions are becoming increasingly important as more businesses refuse to take cash in cities across the U.S....
Jan 23, 2024 04:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Few of us pay much attention to our superannuation. Under the Superannuation Guarantee, employers pay at least 11% of salaries into their employees super funds without workers having to do anything. These accumulating...
How economics can shed light on the motivations of extremist groups like Hamas
Jan 19, 2024 10:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
A lot of political analysis is available on Israels indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. But economic analysis based on supply and demand also helps shed light on why conflict should be viewed systematically and...
As the billionaires gather at Davos, it's worth examining what's become of their dreams
Jan 16, 2024 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Gathering for their annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this week, the worlds business and political elite will be digesting some unpleasant reading courtesy of the aid agency Oxfam International. Oxfams...
War in the Middle East has put Lebanon on the brink of economic disaster
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Economy
The recent return of violence to Lebanon derails hope that the worst of the crises that have plagued the country over the past four years have been left behind. After a spiral of hyperinflation, debt default and...
Is economic growth good for our health?
Jan 16, 2024 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Is economic growth good for us? Put another way, we know that growing the economy is good for business and for creating jobs. But does it help everyone in society? One way to answer this question is to explore what it does...
Why the world is turning away from the US dollar
Jan 15, 2024 03:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted the US Treasury Department to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia, to hold it accountable for its premeditated and unprovoked invasion. The aim was to prevent...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects