U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes
Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.
What the budget means for the NHS
The NHS didn’t receive a great deal of specific attention in Rachel Reeves’ budget. She mentioned it, but in fairly general terms around plans to invest and cut waiting lists.
Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers
Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy – and whether this can ever work.
What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment
insta_photos/ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic accelerated remote and hybrid working practices across the world. It also provided evidence that these approaches could work for a wide variety of jobs.
Energy leads 1.4 pct YoY drop in producer prices for Oct
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in October, with a drop of 1.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a decrease of 1.1 percent in September, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.
Fuels and food drive 0.7 pct YoY fall in Sept retail sales
Greece’s retail sales dropped by 0.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September, after a strong rise of 5.1 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.
Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 – and two reasons it doesn’t
Ahead of the UN’s Cop30 summit, China appeared keen to take on the mantle of new global leader on climate change, stepping into the gap left by the US’s withdrawal from the top spot under Donald Trump.
In trying to understand what China wants from this role, it’s worth examining three areas motivating Beijing to take over leadership, and two others which it is trying to avoid.
Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
The Greek government is confronting a mounting water crisis that has pushed Attica to the brink of emergency status and forced ministers to admit that “difficult decisions” can no longer be delayed.
The two-child limit failed – all it did was increase poverty
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has taken decisive action in getting rid of the two-child limit – a policy that has held a totemic place in the UK for more than a decade. Since 2017, this policy has limited the means-tested support that families can receive from the state to the first two children in a household, with some specific exceptions.
How the financial markets reacted to the UK budget (and why they matter)
Who is Danny/ShutterstockRachel Reeves’s second budget landed in an unusual fashion. Before she delivered it, most of the key details had already been revealed accidentally by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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