While the planet’s supply-chain issues have roiled industries and hit consumers with higher costs, the convulsions have also presented an opportunity for generous profits for some investors. Mangrove Partners in New York bought four Panamax…
U.K. Foreign Secretary Tells Diplomats Don’t Get Sucked…
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told his officials to work carefully to manage relations with the U.S. and China -- and avoid the U.K. becoming trapped in a new…
Japan Pressing Ahead With Olympics Planning Despite Virus
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Japan is pressing ahead with preparations for the Tokyo Olympics to be held next year even though there is no clear sign the Covid-19 pandemic will be…
Belarus Opposition Says Leaders ‘Kidnapped’ After Protests
Maria Kalesnikava greets supporters in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 9. Photographer: Misha Friedman/Getty Images Photographer: Misha Friedman/Getty Images Three of the Belarusian opposition’s top organizers were reported missing Monday, the day after tens of thousands…
Analysing monetary policy statements of the Reserve Bank…
Across the world, considerable attention is being paid to analysing central bank communication, especially in the aftermath of the 2008 Global Crisis. Monetary policy communication is regarded as an effective tool in the process of…
Network effects are critical for research collaborations
At least since endogenous growth theory, knowledge and ideas have been considered key contributing factors to economic growth (Romer 1990). One important channel through which knowledge is created and diffused is the publication of research…
Socio-demographics predict behaviour during a pandemic
Nicholas W. Papageorge, Matthew Zahn, Michèle Belot, Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Syngjoo Choi, Julian C. Jamison, Egon Tripodi 05 September 2020 The spread of illness is driven not only by biological factors but also by…
Complex Europe: Quantifying the cost of disintegration
Nationalism and anti-European sentiments have been on the rise in the past decade and have brought to life debates about the end or reversal of the process of European integration. The exit of the UK…
Financing larger UK companies through Covid-19
Many companies have experienced a sudden and unanticipated decline in their revenues as a result of Covid-19, putting pressure on cash flows and leaving many with cash-flow deficits. Provided that revenues ultimately recover (even if not…