China experiences a big fall in exports
China has experienced the biggest decline in its exports since 2020 with data showing exports falling by 14.5% in the 12 months to July 2023. Chinese imports also fell by 12.4%. This trade data highlights...
Disinflation in the US
The US economy is currently experiencing a period of disinflation. June’s rate of inflation in the US has fallen to 3% and the country might be seeing the end of the work inflationary period for over...
Growth in the E-bike market
If you make your way around most towns and cities you will see a rapid increase in the number of people using E-bikes. The market for E-bikes started to grow significantly in recent years with the global...
Losses in monopoly
If you wanted a business with a very good chance of making a big long-term profit then it may well be in water supply. Setting up a domestic water supply business means a massive initial investment in...
Do businesses profit from inflation
Across the world, inflation has remained stubbornly high. It is falling but not quite as fast as many governments and central banks would like. Policymakers are grappling with reasons why inflation has...
Regulating the market for vapes
Vaping is now one of the biggest challenges for schools in Australia with large numbers of pupils becoming dependent and even making themselves sick from using vapes. Terry Slevin from the Public...
Ghana’s debt crisis
Ghana is in the middle of a huge economic crisis and has been forced to agree to a $3 billion loan from the IMF to ease its debt problems. This is a country that has fallen into economic difficulties...
Microsoft's acquisition of Activation Blizzard
Last week saw Microsoft’s bid to takeover Activation Blizzard blocked by the UK competition authorities. Activation Blizzard is the company that markets some of the world’s most popular computer games...
The emergence of ChatGPT
The emergency of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT produced by OpenAI has led to a huge amount of media interest in the growing importance of AI in people’s lives. Whenever a technological development...
Norway's wealth tax
One of the ways of redistributing wealth or income in a country is through taxation. Most countries have a progressive taxation system where a higher rate of tax is paid by the richest in society and...