Global Geopolitical Series: Trade war halts U.S. oil exports to China

Oct 09, 2018 15:17 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China is not bearing well for the U.S. oil companies, which initially witnessed a surge in oil imports from China as the Chinese government worked to please the U.S....

How is 'new NAFTA' different? A trade expert explains

Oct 09, 2018 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

On Sept. 30, the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached a deal to scrap NAFTA and replace it with a new trade accord, narrowly meeting a self-imposed deadline for consensus. Although U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign...

Rise of the 'megafarms': how UK agriculture is being sold off and consolidated

Oct 09, 2018 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

If you were to visit the English countryside 15 years ago, you would have found nine times as many small farms as you do today and twice as many different farms in general. For years, farmers across the UK have...

How shareholder profits conquered capitalism – and how workers can win back its benefits for themselves

Oct 09, 2018 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In the early days of industrial capitalism there were no protections for workers, and industrialists took their profits with little heed to anyone else. Following the growth of the labour movement, the establishment of...

VET needs support to rebuild its role in getting disadvantaged groups into education and work

Oct 09, 2018 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

This article is part of a series on the Future of VET exploring issues within the sector and how to overcome the decline in enrolments and shortages of qualified people in vocational jobs. Read the other articles in the...

Paul Romer and William Nordhaus – why they won the 2018 'economics Nobel'

Oct 09, 2018 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have been awarded the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (colloquially known as the economics Nobel). Both are macroeconomists dealing with long-run dynamics big questions of...

Cryptocurrency Brief: Altcoins face downward pressure, U.S. SEC to announce Bitcoin-ETF decision on Oct 26, Binance to conduct regular reviews of digital coins – Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Oct 09, 2018 11:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy Digital Currency Market Roundups

BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices continued to remain range-bound during late European session Tuesday, amid lack of any market-moving news that gathered investors attention. At the time of writing, BTC/USD traded 0.23 percent lower...