Author : The Conversation

  Disgruntled Icelanders recently forced their prime minister to quit, and are threatening to hand power to self-styled pirates at an early election. However, whereas other European voters are culling traditional parties...

It seems that not a day goes by without another Brexit economic forecast – whether it is one from the Treasury, the OECD or Economists for Brexit. Some say it will cost Britain...

The Ten Network is signing a five-year regional television affiliation agreement with WIN, ending long-standing speculation.  While WIN needs Ten’s big name programs, this move looks forced and results in WIN sacrif...

In recent months, debates about global economic inequality have reached boiling point. In Britain, voters will soon decide whether to exit the European Union against the backdrop of a...

Since the turn of the century, the middle classes of the global South have taken centre stage in economic policy circles. Animated by diversification of some countries’ economies, a...

Microfinance has been celebrated as a way to get money into the hands of poor people, and most famously women, so they can jump-start small businesses. These tiny loans...

Despite occasional reasons to be optimistic, relations between China and Japan have been consistently poor over recent years. Despite occasional reasons to be optimistic, relations between China and Japan have been...

Over 90 pages, the British Treasury’s latest referendum attempts to identify the short-term economic effects of a vote to leave on June 23 – aka Brexit. When the Treasury tweeted...

Picture a world where robots do all the work while humans enjoy life unburdened by labour. This is an old dream of radicals and Marxists. Picture a world where...

The yen is the strongest of the major currencies.  It has gained about 0.65% against the dollar.  It has been grinding lower throughout the Asian and European session and...