Fed backstop masks rising risks in America’s corporate debt market
Investors and analysts surveying the damage wrought by the pandemic have warned that it has exacerbated some of the most worrying trends in corporate debt...
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Humans and robots battle it out for control of the future
From bioengineering and gene editing to cybersecurity, 5G, and much more, the future is very much under the spotlight at the 40th annual Gulf Information...
America and Europe clamp down on big tech
Five years ago antitrust was a backwater. In America complacent trustbusters had failed to spot the rise of big tech firms. In the European Union...
The cost of the pandemic on Europe’s economy
This episode of Real Economy looks at the economic and social impact the pandemic is having on the European Union. We will delve into the...
Jerome Powell: Wear a mask. It’ll help the economy
“The next few months will be challenging. All of us have a role to play in the nation’s response to the pandemic. Keeping social distances and...
A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020
The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More than any...
Which economies are most vulnerable to covid-19’s long-term effects?
THE HEALTH effects of covid-19 can in some cases persist for months, turning an acute illness into a chronic one. New research suggests that, for...
Five reasons why the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act matter
“Landmark”, “far-reaching”, and “ambitious” are just some of the ways industry insiders have described the draft digital legislation the European Commission is set to present...
Making sense of banks’ climate targets
Financial firms produce very few greenhouse-gas emissions directly, aside from those associated with keeping the lights on and the computers whirring. But the picture changes dramatically...
Central Bank Digital Currencies and the War on (Physical) Cash
Twenty twenty is a year dominated by bad news. While governments around the world have imposed extremely destructive restrictions on economic life and promise a...