World

Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
The devastation of 'long covid’ and who gets it
The Life Free

The devastation of 'long covid’ and who gets it

The coronavirus leaves millions of its victims struggling for months to recover from its debilitating impact so they can return to their productive lives. 

Bloomberg 24 Jul 2022
IMF to chop world growth forecast
Bloomberg

IMF to chop world growth forecast

Shock after shock is buffeting the world economic outlook, forcing another big cut to IMF growth forecasts, after a big downgrade in April.

Bloomberg 19 Jul 2022
Moving on from covid? The virus has other ideas
Bloomberg

Moving on from covid? The virus has other ideas

A new wave of covid infections is spreading in Europe, the US and Japan, forcing reassessment of what 'living with' the virus means.

Bloomberg 19 Jul 2022
Wake up Democrats!

Wake up Democrats!

US democracy is sickly and only the Democratic party is positioned to save it, argues The Economist, but first it needs to ditch fringe progressivism that is a turn-off for middle-of-the-road voters.

The Economist 18 Jul 2022