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Researchers revisit 20-year forecast for global monetary system

Researchers revisit 20-year forecast for global monetary system

Economists Barry Eichengreen and Raúl Razo-Garcia have revisited the forecasts for the global monetary system they made two decades ago, and made predictions for the next 20 years. In a paper published this week by…

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Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud victims are 60% more likely to stick with their bank than customers that didn’t experience any fraud. But if customers get their…

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Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out

Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out

While often miscast as mysterious or hard to understand, cats are actually excellent communicators. In fact, in free-ranging cat colonies, physical fights are kept to a minimum through clever use of body posturing, scent exchange…

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Oil dips amid broader market selloff, strong dollar pressure

Oil dips amid broader market selloff, strong dollar pressure

Oil dips amid broader market selloff, strong dollar pressure by : Reuters Source link

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Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US

Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US

On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has exploded into the world’s largest shopping event:…

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the dangers of using ChatGTP in legal practice in South Africa

the dangers of using ChatGTP in legal practice in South Africa

A South African court case made headlines for all the wrong reasons in January 2025. The legal team in Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal and Others had relied on…

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Brazil’s Lula promises ’COP of Truth’ as UN warns of dangerously high emissions

Brazil’s Lula promises ’COP of Truth’ as UN warns of dangerously high emissions

Brazil’s Lula promises ’COP of Truth’ as UN warns of dangerously high emissions by : Reuters Source link

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Emerging market central banks should be hawkish – NBER paper

Emerging market central banks should be hawkish – NBER paper

Emerging market economies benefit from central banks that respond quickly and forcefully to inflationary surges, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows. The paper, published at the end of October, says…

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Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses

Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses

When fewer people belong to unions and unions have less power, the impact goes beyond wages and job security. Those changes can hurt public health and make people more unhappy. We’re economists who research labor…

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Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader

Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader

There has been much excitement since Australia signed a landmark agreement with the United States last month to expand cooperation on critical minerals and rare earth elements. These materials are essential for electric vehicles, wind…

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