Why Brexit Britain is isolated, vulnerable and running on fumes
After leaving the European Union, the U.K. is emerging from the pandemic without enough workers and facing a winter tougher than any since the 1970s.
Biden’s infrastructure plan stalls, leaving agenda in limbo
President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic agenda faces an uncertain future in Congress after he failed this week to unify his own party around a strategy…
U.S. factory growth unexpectedly advances to four-month high
A measure of U.S. manufacturing expanded in September at the fastest pace in four months, bolstered by robust demand for factory goods and burgeoning inventory.
Zimbabwe allows miners to export coal as Hwange causes pile up
Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on coal exports for three months due to low demand by Hwange Thermal power plant, which suffers frequent breakdowns, according…
Silicon’s 300% surge throws another price shock at the world
A metal made from the second-most abundant element on Earth has become scarce, threatening everything from car parts to computer chips and throwing up another…
A German power plant just ran out of coal in latest energy shock
The global energy crunch forced a German electricity producer to halt a power plant after it ran out of coal.
Ghana’s record cocoa harvest is bittersweet for export industry
The pandemic diminished demand from chocolatiers and left West African farmers with a glut.
Okonjo-Iweala grows frustrated with WTO inertia, floats quitting
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the leader of the World Trade Organization, began the year with a plan to score quick negotiating victories that she said would help…
EU makes $2 billion push to curb reliance on China’s rare earths
The European Union is pushing for the continent to establish its own supply of rare earths to reduce an uneasy reliance on China for the…
India swings to bigger-than-expected current account surplus
India’s current-account balance swung to a surplus last quarter, thanks to robust services exports and a narrower trade deficit.
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