Economy

French growth was lower than expected in the first quarter, at 0% QoQ, mainly hampered by exceptional factors, mostly aeronautics deliveries and public investment. These factors explain why this figure…

There is little doubt that the international order is at a point of rupture (Gensler et al. 2025, Obstfeld 2025, Papakonstantinou and Pisani 2024). The dramatic developments unfolding globally, spanning…

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. April 29, 2026 Federal Reserve…

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals requires trillions of dollars of investment in developing economies each year, far exceeding what official aid budgets can provide. The answer, according to a broad…

The relationship between geopolitical tensions and energy markets remains central to policy discussions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, for example, pushed Brent crude prices above $100 per barrel…

WORLD In its April World Economic Outlook, the IMF has revised downwards its global growth forecast for 2026, while maintaining the projection for 2027, based on the assumption of a…

The public discourse surrounding executive compensation centres on a provocative question: Are CEOs worth what they are paid? Critics point to the widening gap between executive pay and average worker…

Across the UK and other developed countries, there is a growing perception that social progress has stalled. Public concern about inequality has risen, along with broader anxieties related to the…

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. April 24, 2026 Federal Reserve…