The experience from second virus waves in Australia, New Zealand and Japan is that consumer spending falls even if governments don’t impose major restrictions. However, there are three key reasons why...

September’s weak batch of flash PMIs suggest that the rebound in activity in DMs seen over the past few months is losing steam, even in the countries where virus numbers are falling. The risk now is...

Global supply chains have functioned well this year despite the disruption of social distancing and lockdowns, and people in many places appear more appreciative of migrants. But the pandemic is...

The fact that most governments were caught on the backfoot in the early stages of the pandemic meant that they had little alternative but to respond with widespread lockdowns. Six months on, a...