Mar 28, 2017 12:33 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The summary of the BoE meeting in March contained three main triggers for changes to the BoEs current monetary policy stance. 1. CPI inflation. 2. Wage growth. 3. Private consumption. Higher CPI inflation and/or...
Pay people to stop smoking? It works, especially in vulnerable groups
Mar 28, 2017 11:38 am UTC| Insights & Views
Cigarette smoking in the U.S. has dropped dramatically since the landmark publication of the 1964 U.S. Surgeon Generals report on smoking and health. This has led to improved health for millions of Americans. Those...
Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The supply estimates of now incorporated in our forecasts for the coming 18 months drive a further structural loosening in projected market balances. Consequently, we lower price forecasts for 2017 and 2018 to...
Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics
Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...
How did celibacy become mandatory for priests?
Mar 28, 2017 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Priestly celibacy, or rather the lack of it, is in the news. There have been allegations of sex orgies, prostitution and pornography against Catholic clerics in Italy. On March 8, Pope Francis suggested, in an interview...
Study: 60 percent of rural millennials lack access to a political life
Mar 28, 2017 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic...
Distress, status wars and immoral behaviour: the psychological impacts of inequality
Mar 28, 2017 11:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
It is well known that economic inequality is rising. In most industrialised nations the distribution of wealth and income is becoming increasingly concentrated. In the United States, the top 10% of earners make more than...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects