Shaun Richards: The German economy contracts as inflation picks up on both Spain and Italy

Almost everything being said by powerful governments at COP26 is a distraction from the crucial task: keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Read here

This is an outstanding series well worth following Part 3: Provide pathways for people into jobs that offer less hours, creative opportunities, social status, individual advancement, and material security in a low energy world – […]

The labor market is exceptionally tight, at least by the standards of recent history. That matters for monetary policy, but its importance goes beyond inflation, or even material living standards. We are used to a […]