Artificial intelligence may reduce the need for physically demanding tasks, but it could also erode job satisfaction, intensify cognitive load,…
Profit shifting by multinational enterprises increases after-tax earnings but can expose firms to regulatory and reputational risks. This column uses…
The EU is determined to clamp down on organised crime’s infiltration of legitimate businesses and banking. This column shows that…
In the grand sweep of history over the last millennium, political divergence between Europe and contemporaneous world civilisations preceded economic…
The newly imposed US trade tariffs on European products are causing European consumers to think twice what’s in their shopping…
Climate risk is at ‘code red’ level for the entire of humanity, prompting investors and policymakers to focus not only…
Europe has recently pivoted to regulatory simplification with the aim to boost competitiveness. This column argues that in banking the…
Although the source and duration of the destruction differ, wars and natural disasters disrupt economies in similar ways. This column…
Central bankers increase interest rates to discourage investment and consumption and hence lower inflation. This view, embedded in standard macroeconomic…
The US dollar is by far the most important currency for handling international trade payments (Boz et al. 2020). Could…