The UK government recently set a new contract record with the European Space Agency (ESA), securing £844 million since 2022. But in an increasingly competitive market, is
Every year, millions of people leave their homelands to start their lives somewhere else. Some seek to find a promising new job, strengthen family ties,
In November 2024, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommended that Congress establish a Manhattan Project-like program for developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). While U.S. leadership in
Akey concern that surfaced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was whether educators’ low levels of morale under chaotic teaching conditions would lastingly damage
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful
The 2008 crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic presented monetary policy frameworks worldwide with significant challenges. This column reports the results of an updating of the
The price fluctuations seen in housing markets since the COVID-19 pandemic have rekindled interest in the question of whether we can distinguish between ‘good’ housing
Though geopolitical risks can dampen business sentiment – constraining firm investment and international trade – there is less evidence of how such tensions affect households.
Aggressive rate hikes over the last few years aimed at containing inflation have led to significant valuation losses across many of the largest central banks.