Renault-backed Beyonca EV venture targets Audi, BMW, Mercedes in China
Oct 31, 2022 22:28 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
Beyonca plans to unveil its first production car in the first quarter of next year with deliveries from 2024 to take on the likes of Audi and BMW in China from next year with a new premium electric vehicle Founded by a...
Cheaper gas and electricity prices are within Australia's grasp – here's what to do
Oct 31, 2022 08:53 am UTC| Economy
Virtually every country in the world is facing a crisis in energy costs, yet while other countries cant do much about it, Australia can. Australia could get its east coast gas producers to supply the domestic gas market...
The Bank of Canada just hiked interest rates for the sixth time — is it too late?
Oct 31, 2022 08:50 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
Following closely on the heels of the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, the Bank of Canada has raised its target interest rate by 50 basis points. This is its sixth interest rate hike this...
Schools in England are facing bankruptcy – here's what the government could do to help
Oct 31, 2022 08:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
We have barely reached the autumn half term and school leaders are already beginning to worry about what the academic year beginning in September 2023 will hold. The combined effect of the cost of living crisis with...
The ethics of canceling student debt is more about fairness than broken promises
Oct 31, 2022 08:44 am UTC| Economy
Several groups have opposed President Joe BIdens plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m President Joe Bidens plan to forgive US$10,000 to $20,000 of student...
What long-term economic stagnation means for climate change
Oct 31, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Economy
The financial shock the UK has recently suffered is of course bad for green investment. The Rishi Sunak-led government is also likely to use this crisis to push for further public spending cuts that will rule out a truly...
Bankers need to be personally liable to avoid future financial crises — new research
Oct 31, 2022 08:41 am UTC| Economy
Most financial crises have plenty in common. They tend to start in the banking sector and involve excessive borrowing, together with an asset bubble, usually related to property. The global crisis of 2008 was no...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight