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The Office Market Is as K-Shaped as the US Economy
We've seen upper-income consumers power consumption growth over the past year even as middle-income and working-class households become more restrained. The message from the office market is starting to sound similar. 2026 is the year that owners…
Arts Council reform is vital for London's grassroots night time economy
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Few people appreciate just how vital Arts Council England…
'Economic fighters': the volunteers helping direct sanctions against Russia
In August 2022, Olena Yurchenko stumbled across a heated discussion on a Russian-language online forum – and made a discovery that would ultimately affect US and European sanctions policy on the Ukraine war. The war had begun six months…
Battered Cambodia seeks economic reset after Thailand border war
Cambodia is scrambling to shore up an economy battered by months of border conflict with Thailand, as shuttered crossings choke trade and hundreds of thousands of migrant workers return home to fewer jobs and lower pay. Prime Minister Hun Manet is…
Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian gives 3 reasons why the US job market will continue to lag a booming economy
The job market isn't going to catch up with the rest of the US economy anytime soon. That's according to top economist Mohamed El-Erian, who thinks there's an 'unusual' pattern that's unfolding in the labor market. In an op-ed for the Financial…
£14billion to be lost from UK economy if daily tourist taxes imposed
READ MORE: London's proposed tourist tax set to raise £350 million a year At least £14billion would be lost from the UK economy if daily tourist taxes are introduced, it has been revealed. If the UK imposes a proposed €10…
German Economic Sentiment Slips Unexpectedly
Confidence among German investors fell unexpectedly this month highlighting the fragile nature of a recovery in Europe's largest economy, though sentiment remains close to multiyear highs. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment, which this month…
Egyptian Stocks Soar as Investors Take Note of Economic Renewal
Egypt's benchmark stock index is soaring ahead of developing-nation peers, buoyed by growing investor interest in a market that's seen benefiting from government measures to revive the economy. The EGX30 index is up 27% in dollar terms this year…
Study finds ¥1 trillion annual economic loss from 'social jet lag' sleep problem
Japan suffers an estimated annual economic loss of around ¥1 trillion due to the 'social jet lag' mismatch between sleep patterns on weekdays and holidays, according to a recent study. The estimate comes from a University of Tsukuba research…
The year's 'it' vegetable is a versatile, economical wonder
Trends demand both fealty and novelty. Fealty because everyone has to either play along or cry foul. Novelty because there is forever an old trend dissipating and a new one materializing. Cabbage, the workhorse of a cruciferous vegetable recruited…
El-Erian on the U.S. economy: 'We will get a lot of volatility as we go forward'
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, is forecasting a period of heightened market volatility, dispersion, and fragmentation as the investment landscape shifts away from last year's enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. In an…
How Ramadan's late-night chai culture can save London's nighttime economy
On a freezing -2C January night in London, I walked across Piccadilly Circus. The Christmas lights and angels were gone, replaced by National Basketball Association posters to mark its return to the capital. At just after 11:30pm, the tourists had…
France's Macron holds bilateral talks with India's Modi to boost economic and strategic ties
French President Emmanuel Macron met with India 's Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Tuesday for bilateral talks aimed at deepening economic and strategic ties as the two countries seek closer cooperation amid global uncertainty and shifting…
Russia's economy has entered the death zone
As Russia's war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, the economy that sustains it has been transformed in ways that will be difficult – perhaps impossible – to reverse without another crisis. Westerners keep waiting for the Russian…
Germany's Climate Policy Has Moved From Politics To The Courts... And The Economy Is Paying The Price
Germany is the political engine of the Green Deal, yet it continues to fall short of its own CO₂ reduction targets. Now Germany's Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ordered the federal government to tighten its climate targets by…
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