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Foreign Phone Sales in China Plunge Amid Rising Local Competition

January 6, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Foreign Phone Sales in China Plunge Amid Rising Local Competition

Sales of foreign mobile phones in China plummeted 47.4% year-on-year in November, totaling just 3.04 million units, according to new data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). Apple, the dominant foreign […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Game On! Microsoft Levels Up with $69 Billion Activision Acquisition!

October 16, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Game On! Microsoft Levels Up with $69 Billion Activision Acquisition!

Microsoft has successfully closed its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, a significant move in the gaming industry. This acquisition was finalized after receiving the green light from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority […]

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The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

May 5, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna disclosed that the company expects around 7,800 jobs to be replaced by AI within the next five years. This change could affect nearly one-third of IBM’s non-customer-facing roles, which currently involve […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Is taxing robots the best way to protect human jobs?

September 4, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Is taxing robots the best way to protect human jobs?

According to research from Oxford Economics in 2019, up to 20 million manufacturing jobs could be replaced by robots by 2030. If we then add in those jobs from other sectors which could be easily automated, […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Apple faces a record US$1.2 billion fine for fixing prices in France

March 17, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Apple faces a record US$1.2 billion fine for fixing prices in France

In a huge show of strength against the so-called anti-competitive practices of US tech companies, the French competition watchdog has fined Apple a record US$1.2 billion. US tech companies have been under intense scrutiny in […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Facebook CEO to agree to paying more taxes overseas

February 18, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Facebook CEO to agree to paying more taxes overseas

Despite an ongoing US$9 billion court case in the US over tax evasion, the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has stated that the social networking company will be willing to pay more taxes outside of […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

US government to increase spending on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing

February 10, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on US government to increase spending on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing

Reports from inside the Whitehouse have suggested that the Trump administration is set to announce huge increases in spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing for their 2021 budget proposal. The research and development […]

Economic News

High speed trains that drive themselves? It must be 2020!

January 12, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on High speed trains that drive themselves? It must be 2020!

China, the world leader in high-speed rail technology, has just opened a new 172km route which hurtles passengers across the Chinese countryside at speeds of 350km per hour without a driver! This is the latest […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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Aggregate Demand and Supply

UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

March 21, 2020 Comments Off on UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

In yet another unbelievable day of economic policy in action, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday the latest measures to protect people’s income, keep businesses alive, and encourage spending in the economy.  […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

VAT to be tripled in Saudi Arabia to 15%

May 11, 2020 Comments Off on VAT to be tripled in Saudi Arabia to 15%

Saudi Arabia, the second largest oil producing nation in the world, has for the last few years been trying desperately to diversify its economy and reduce their dependence on the export of oil. Despite being […]

Economic News

China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

October 20, 2020 Comments Off on China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

In what some commentators are calling a bold and audacious pledge, President Xi announced to the UN that China will be carbon neutral by the year 2060. That gives the world’s second largest economy, and […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Dark days for the UK economy…

September 29, 2022 Comments Off on Dark days for the UK economy…

The UK economy has been plunged into economic turmoil since the announcement of the mini-budget last week.  Since the new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced the largest tax cuts in 50 years the economy seems to […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Lego’s Green Brick Road: The Challenge of Finding Sustainable Materials!

September 25, 2023 Comments Off on Lego’s Green Brick Road: The Challenge of Finding Sustainable Materials!

Lego, the renowned toy manufacturer, has decided to abandon its initiative to produce bricks from recycled bottles. This decision comes as a setback to the company’s ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions. In 2021, Lego […]

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Balance of Payments

China to impose an 80.5% tariff on Australian barley exports

May 21, 2020 Comments Off on China to impose an 80.5% tariff on Australian barley exports

Australia’s barley producers are about to feel the full force of Chinese protectionism after the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Monday that an 80.5% tariff would be imposed on barley exports from Australia. The […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Top Hedge Funds Record $67 Billion Gains in 2023

January 23, 2024 Comments Off on Top Hedge Funds Record $67 Billion Gains in 2023

Before diving into the remarkable performance of hedge funds in 2023, it’s essential to understand what a hedge fund is. A hedge fund is a type of investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals […]

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Economic News

Rising Fuel Prices Create a ‘K-Shaped Economy’ in the United States

May 12, 2026 Comments Off on Rising Fuel Prices Create a ‘K-Shaped Economy’ in the United States

As petrol prices continue to rise in the United States, not all consumers are feeling the impact equally. New research from the Federal Reserve of New York shows that lower-income households are cutting back sharply […]

Economic News

Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

January 19, 2026 Comments Off on Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

Luxembourg has introduced a new solar subsidy scheme designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy by reducing the upfront costs faced by households. Under the new pre-financing system, which came into force on January […]

Economic News

BP’s Brazil Oil Find Tests the Trade-Offs Between Growth and Sustainability

August 13, 2025 Comments Off on BP’s Brazil Oil Find Tests the Trade-Offs Between Growth and Sustainability

BP has announced its largest oil and gas discovery in a quarter of a century, this time in deep waters off Brazil. The “Bumerangue” field could become a major new production hub and marks BP’s […]

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Economic News

South Korea’s ‘Youth New Deal’: Can Government Intervention Fix Youth Unemployment?

May 5, 2026 Comments Off on South Korea’s ‘Youth New Deal’: Can Government Intervention Fix Youth Unemployment?

South Korea has launched a major new policy, the “Youth New Deal,” aimed at tackling rising youth unemployment. Despite overall employment increasing, the proportion of young people (aged 15–29) in work has fallen to 43.5%, […]

Economic News

Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

January 19, 2026 Comments Off on Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

Luxembourg has introduced a new solar subsidy scheme designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy by reducing the upfront costs faced by households. Under the new pre-financing system, which came into force on January […]

Economic News

Freeze the Rent: Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Bet on Price Controls — An Economist’s Dream or Nightmare?

November 11, 2025 Comments Off on Freeze the Rent: Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Bet on Price Controls — An Economist’s Dream or Nightmare?

New York City has a new mayor, and his signature promise fits on a protest sign: Freeze the Rent. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and former state assembly member from Queens, swept into office by […]

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