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The economy
Davos without ‘Davos’: A tiny Swiss village is left in limbo
The resort town in the Swiss Alps once played host to the biggest personalities in the world. What happens when they don’t show up?
- by David Gelles
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Opinion
Global economy
China’s home-grown slowdown rings alarm bells for global economy
China’s slowing economy and declining birthrates are ominous signs for a world that has relied on it to drive much of its economic growth in the past decade.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Property prices
Political rhetoric insufficient to help Aussies own their own home
While the upcoming election looks set to be long on rhetoric about the joys of home ownership, it is also looking decidedly short on policies of real substance to help more Australians attain their own home.
- by Jessica Irvine
Powell says Fed will lift rates if needed to contain ‘severe threat’ of inflation
‘If we have to raise interest rates more over time, we will,’ Powell told a Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.
- by Craig Torres
Opinion
Globalisation
Global supply chain pressures ease, but crisis isn’t over
A new index of global supply chains indicates the crisis peaked late last year but the pressures remain acute.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Interest rates
The Great Realignment is under way - that’s a good thing
The US Fed is expected to lift official interest rates this year. That might sound scary, but it’s not.
- by Jessica Irvine
Omicron a ‘clear risk’ to pay rises in 2022, say leading economists
An economy derailed by the explosion of COVID-19 cases would also see high hopes for wage growth dashed, economists have warned.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Global economy
Death to Davos: It might be time to end the global elite’s annual schmoozefest
The annual VIP gathering in the Swiss Alps where a who’s who of the world party and pat each other on the back has been delayed by COVID. Perhaps it should stay that way permanently.
- by Lucy Burton
Opinion
Illness
It’s holiday season so let’s have fun with some economic puzzles
Economists are latching on to the fact that many of the decisions we make are not rational.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Global economy
China’s zero-COVID policy tests Xi’s iron grip and threatens the global economy
Beijing’s use of lockdowns to tackle coronavirus is hitting the Chinese economy hard and could fuel inflation around the world
- by Tom Rees
Opinion
World markets
The ‘Made in China’ plan is back - and it’s better
Viewed through a certain lens, Beijing’s economic plan is on point: Keeping the world reliant on China for as long as possible.
- by Anjani Trivedi