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When we think about money, it’s easy to get lost in the numbers. How much money is there in the world? It’s a big question with a lot of different answers. From physical cash to digital currencies, ...

Long-term crude oil prices are held down by growing wage and wealth disparities, which reduce the purchasing power of the middle class and thus limit demand for oil-intensive goods and services.

In a stride toward refining our understanding of the global economy, the United Nations Statistical Commission unanimously approved the sixth iteration of the System of National Accounts (SNA) this ...

Daniel Björkegren is an assistant professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA. How will artificial intelligence reshape the global economy? Some ...

The 10-year yield is often used as a stand-in for mortgage rates and also shows how investors feel about the economy’s future ...

The global economy is as uncertain as ever. This year’s Economic Outlook will feature experts from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business examining some of the biggest issues facing the ...

A new aspect of neorealism involves using economic sanctions to influence a country’s foreign policy. This approach intertwines economic sanctions and trade negotiations, where the terms of trade ...

The cornerstones of our digital world—from smartphone apps to new digital assets and artificial intelligence tools—didn’t exist back in 2008, the last time the world’s statistical community overhauled ...