Where is 'rural America,' and what does it look like?

Feb 22, 2017 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Rural people and issues generally receive little attention from the urban-centric media and policy elites. Yet, rural America makes unique contributions to the nations character and culture as well as provides most of its...

Australia's march towards corporatocracy

Feb 22, 2017 04:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Confounding the familiar government narrative of reckless spending binges by Labor, the Coalition actually has the record of greater profligacy when it comes to showering billions of dollars of taxpayers money on external...

Greece agrees new structural reforms in exchange for bailout payments

Feb 21, 2017 15:47 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Eurozone finance ministers and the Greek government reached an agreement on Monday to begin negotiations over the much-needed overhauls in exchange for bailout payments. It is a positive sign ahead of a meeting this week...

Chart of the Day Series

Chart of the Day: Inflation March

Feb 21, 2017 12:41 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

This chart shows what exactly has been keeping central bankers on the edge; the forward March of inflation, which seems to be accelerating, and more interestingly it is a global phenomenon this time around. Blame pound...

RBA confident Australia will avoid recession supported by significant recovery in exports

Feb 21, 2017 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

At the board meeting held on February 7, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policymakers voted to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 percent as they judged that it would be consistent with sustainable growth in the...

Demonetization Series

India's demonetisation drive has boosted banks and start-ups, but it's still a failure

Feb 21, 2017 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the withdrawal of ₹500 (US$7.40) and ₹1,000 (US$15) banknotes from circulation in November 2016, the government said its demonetisation drive would curb Indias shadow...

Central Banking Series

Bank Indonesia likely to hike 25 bps in 3Q17 on hopes of upbeat GDP growth, says DBS

Feb 21, 2017 07:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.00 percent by the third quarter of this year, following hopes of a strong growth in the countrys gross domestic product (GDP)....