What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?
May 11, 2024 10:37 am UTC| Real Estate Economy
The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...
Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis
May 09, 2024 08:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...
May 09, 2024 08:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...
Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy
May 09, 2024 07:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
May 09, 2024 07:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...
If the RBA’s right, interest rates may not fall for another year. Here’s why.
May 08, 2024 11:04 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
The Reserve Bank is now assuming Australians will see no interest rate cuts this year and quite possibly none before the next federal election, due next May. Thats a big change compared to just three months ago. Back...
Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so
May 05, 2024 10:07 am UTC| Economy
Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects