economics

Part of Teaching an AI Agent to Make Beautiful Charts A fresh college degree used to come with a quiet edge in the job market. New grads had better odds of landing work than the average worker, and that edge held for as long as anyone tracked it. Not anymore. They now face higher unemployment than the workforce as a whole, and the gap is the widest on record. What makes this strange is the timing…

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, widely known as J-PAL, is inviting applications for the Senior Training Associate position at J-PAL Global. This opportunity is based at the J-PAL Global office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. This is a strong opportunity for candidates with a background in economics, […] The post J-PAL Global Seni…

Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides It’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale. On Friday, it was reported that …

Teenagers looking for summer jobs face a tough labor market. But the personal benefits are huge.

A long trade war looms. Trump’s scattershot protectionism, chaotic tariffs and belligerence against our natural allies guarantees that US trade policy will remain a hot mess We are in for a long trade war. In the months since “Liberation Day” last year, when Donald Trump let loose a volley of tariffs against imports from everywhere, countries have rushed to build new relationships in the hope of …

Ananta Proshad Chakraborty ABSTRACT Developing countries have a very limited participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System. Although legal equality exists, capacity asymmetries between developing countries continue to hamper participation, with smaller economies struggling while larger economies thrive. This unequal participation persists due to financial, legal, administrative, and informat…

The first trillionaire in history won't make their money from banking, oil, or real estate. They'll make it from rockets and algorithms — and the implications of that distinction are genuinely unsettling. The Problem It's Solving (Or Creating) SpaceX is preparing for its IPO. Analysts tracking the raise estimate it will push Elon Musk's net worth past the trillion-dollar threshold, making him not…

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since October as a sell-off in big technology companies weighed down the broader market

The Strait of Hormuz energy crisis poses a stress test for import-dependent, emerging economies in Asia, forcing difficult trade-offs. The post The global energy crisis and its impacts on Asian emerging economies appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.

The country has seen a new driver of exports, and it has not been affected by the Middle East conflict to the extent of many others. This article assesses China’s current economic performance and the equity market outlook for the remainder of 2026. The post China’s economy in a time of uncertainties appeared first on RBC Wealth Management - Asia .

The country has seen a new driver of exports, and it has not been affected by the Middle East conflict to the extent of many others. This article assesses China’s current economic performance and the equity market outlook for the remainder of 2026. The post China’s economy in a time of uncertainties appeared first on RBC Wealth Management .

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced a new referral arrangement with Galaxy Digital through which eligible clients can lend cryptocurrency to Galaxy and receive shares of exchange‑traded products (“ETPs”) with exposure to spot crypto, including, but not limited to, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), offered by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. This model is designed for clients th…

The Iran crisis has exposed India's energy vulnerabilities but opens an opportunity for a stronger trade partnership between the US and India. The post India’s energy security at a crossroads: The Hormuz crisis and an opportunity for US-India cooperation appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Greater Manchester mayor’s proposals amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area Andy Burnham has proposed a 20% cut to business rates for pubs with many smaller, family-run enterprises taken out of paying the levy altogether, in his first major policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection. Burnham’s plans amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the …

Companies are spending more on executive perks such as luxury relocations and private jets, underscoring a widening divide between the rewards offered to corporate leaders and the more modest pay gains available to much of the workforce.

U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.

Purpose: An oil economy is usually driven by an economy, and economic performance is explained by following the stock market performance. Although some studies have aimed at the oil prices-stock market nexus and how various developments affect the nexus, a gap still exists in studies carried out in GCC countries. This work seeks to harness how the two significant world shocks, including the COVID…

This study examines the impact of inflation volatility on GDP growth across selected developed (Japan, USA) and developing (India, Nigeria) economies over the period 2010–2024. Using annual macroeconomic data from the World Bank, inflation volatility is measured as the 3-year and 5-year rolling standard deviations of consumer price inflation, while annual inflation rates are included to control f…