Jan 11, 2024 03:31 am UTC| Economy Nature
National weather analysts released their 2023 billion-dollar disasters list on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East...
Biden's not yet getting a poll bump for the improving economy – history tells us why
Jan 11, 2024 03:30 am UTC| Economy Politics
When Americans are confident about their economy, they tend to support the incumbent president. When they are not confident, they tend to withdraw that support. The chart below shows that relationship between consumer...
Jan 11, 2024 03:28 am UTC| Economy Politics
When he was elected as president of Argentina in November 2023, Javier Milei was seen by many voters as a political outsider. An economist by profession, he promised a reset for the country which would end inflation and...
Jan 10, 2024 08:54 am UTC| Economy
In his new year address, Chinese president Xi Jinping claimed that Taiwan would surely be reunified with China. Against the backdrop of increased Chinese military posturing in the Taiwan Strait, some western journalists...
Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia's trade – we need a Plan B
Jan 09, 2024 23:06 pm UTC| Economy
Australia is 11,000 kilometres from the Red Sea but it is not immune from the drone and missile attacks on container ships attempting to move through one of the worlds busiest thoroughfares. Since November, Iran-backed...
South Africa's new plan to end power cuts is seriously flawed. Here's why
Jan 09, 2024 23:03 pm UTC| Economy
South Africa experienced unprecedented electricity shortages in 2023 as ageing coal plants became increasingly prone to breakdowns. The country urgently needs to develop new electricity generation facilities and reduce...
Consumer confidence is rising amid gloomy economic news – here's what that means and why it matters
Jan 08, 2024 22:24 pm UTC| Economy
Peoples confidence in the UKs economic outlook improved towards the end of 2023, despite continuing to battle a cost-of-living crisis. Although it has strengthened over the year to December, consumer sentiment as this...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well