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Trump’s power is not absolute. It is constrained by the relative decline in US power in the world.
The wealthiest areas in the US are almost 7 times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960.
On average, customers using BNPL services ended up spending more than 6% more than those who didn’t. The effect was particularly strong among younger shoppers and those with lower incomes.
Consumers have to trade off preserving their capital for retirement and meeting their monthly financial obligations.
After two successive surpluses, the federal budget will be back in deficit for 2024-25, according to the much anticipated budget update.
As more Australians enter retirement with a mortgage, decisions about the family home become crucial. What are your options?
Australians are expected to spend almost $70 billion this Christmas but this doesn’t mean we all need to blow our budgets over the festive season.
Certain ideas have shaped the success and optimism of state-led development in Ethiopia and Rwanda in the first two decades of the 21st century.
There is no doubt the Victorian economy has been slowing. But there is little evidence to show it is following the disastrous path of the early 1990s.
A new book sorts the myths from the facts in a comprehensive account of how the former president became the United States’ most powerful businessmen.
It’s certainly been in the news a lot this year. But is it the same for people and companies? What’s the famous Chapter 11? Is bankruptcy always the end of the road?
A two-part new approach to helping countries manage their debt would improve the situation for governments as well as their creditors.
Austerity means choosing not to invest in citizens, contrary to the mandate of South Africa’s constitution.
Using debt to invest can magnify gains – but it can also seriously magnify losses. It isn’t for the faint-hearted.
Ethiopia’s macroeconomic policy shift holds the promise of significant progress, but success is far from certain.
The Philadelphia School District has spent an estimated $130 million per year − adjusted for inflation − on interest and fees over the past 30 years.
Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.
Ukraine in talks with its western lenders to restructure its debt as it finds itself on the brink of default.
Kenyan activism is witnessing a shift from ethnic-based mobilisation to issue-based activism.
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