In the most recent BLS employment report, the percentage of full-time jobs relative to the population dropped sharply.
The robust headline number of 216,000 led most media commentators to suggest a “soft landing” is at hand. However,…
When: Friday 12 January at 11.00
Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room and via Interactio
Key topics next week include:
Debate on the results of the December EU summit, the 1 February Special European Council and the situation in…
Even before the current war, children in the Gaza Strip had lived through multiple rounds of fighting between Palestinian armed groups and Israel.In 2021, the BBC featured a girl called Nadin Abdullatif in a report.Now 13, she has become…
You probably already own an AI PC.
In the past few months, Intel and PC makers have beat the drum of the AI PC loudly and in concert with AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm. It’s no secret that “AI” is the new “metaverse,” and executives…
After a gentle disinflationary easing (Goldilocks), the bond market is hinting at an inflationary steepening of the Treasury Yield Spread.
A yield curve can steepen under inflationary or deflationary pressure.
Inflationary:…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News The New Year kicked off with the market having a bit of a tumble after an incredibly rare rally lasting nine consecutive weeks. One of the bigger surprises earlier in the New Year was two downgrades…
The firm's executive chair said HS2's costs had risen so much over the past decade because of poor cost estimating, changes to the project's scope, some poor delivery and the impact of inflation. He added that decisions to delay parts of…
Market narratives have been around for ages. However, the internet and, more recently, social media allow narratives to spread much quicker. Accordingly, they have become more frequent and potent market forces.
Following economic…