The World This Week: 20th March
Consumer and Business Behaviour
American productivity bounces back in the fourth quarter of 2019
After a dismal 0.2% decline in productivity in the third quarter of 2019, American workers bounced back through October to December, recording an increase in productivity of 1.4%. This comes from a recent report from […]
Economic News
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
US Congress passes $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill – so where’s all that cash going?
After months of intense negotiations, the American government looks finally set to inject billions of dollars into the US economy. The so-called “Covid-19 relief bill” should do exactly what it says on the tin: providing […]