Central Banking Series

Central banks should be independent of government. But our research shows they are under political pressure

Sep 14, 2024 08:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

In 2023, central banks, which manage the monetary policy of a country, faced unprecedented financial losses the US Federal Reserve alone reported a record US$114.3 billion (86 billion) operating loss. Losses like this...

Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes?

Sep 14, 2024 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

New research published in Science shows that for some people who believe in conspiracy theories, a fact-based conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can pull them out of the rabbit hole. Better yet, it...

$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

Sep 14, 2024 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Australias deep housing crisis is causing enduring and widespread harm. A key impact is that it is increasing inequality. The children of parents who have paid off their mortgage and have disposal income are far more...

Cosmology is at a tipping point – we may be on the verge of discovering new physics

Sep 14, 2024 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds with some recent...

엘론 머스크, 세계 최초 '조만장자' 눈앞

Sep 13, 2024 02:11 am UTC| Business Insights & Views

세상은 곧 첫 번째 조만장자를 맞이할 것으로 보인다. 인포르마 커넥트(Informa Connect)라는 비즈니스 정보 기관의 보고서에 따르면, 테크 억만장자인 엘론 머스크가 현재의 자산 축적 속도를 유지할 경우 3년 내에 세계 최초로...

걸프 지역 여성 1300만명 '실종' 이유, 경제 발목 잡는 원인

Sep 13, 2024 01:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

현대의 석유 부국인 사우디아라비아, 카타르, 아랍에미리트(UAE) 같은 걸프 국가들을 떠올리면 흔히 사치스러운 생활을 생각할 수 있다. 하지만 고층 빌딩과 화려한 대형 쇼핑몰 뒤에는 여성들이 경제적 측면에서 자주 사라지는 심각한...

Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Sep 12, 2024 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Media coverage of Africa has always been dominated by narratives of disease, poverty, conflict and political instability. These portrayals, rooted in colonial histories, continue to shape global perceptions and policy...