What industrial policy is and how it works
Industrial policy uses public interventions to shape business activity. Its effectiveness is mixed, placing weight on diagnosis, d...
By Sarah Jenkins 4 days agoSection
Economics
Inflation measurement: how price indexes turn purchases into a rate
Inflation is the change in a weighted price index, with the chosen basket, time period and exclusions shaping the result.
By Sarah Jenkins 5 days agoHow is the unemployment rate calculated in the United States?
The official rate divides unemployed people by the labour force, using weighted household-survey estimates rather than unemploymen...
By Sarah Jenkins 5 days ago
Permutable global industrial production sentiment splits across major economies
Permutable’s latest reading shows stronger reporting sentiment in Canada, India and South Korea, while the UK, Germany and China d...
By Sarah Jenkins 5 days ago
Europe drought on Rhine and Danube disrupts power and freight
Romania used controlled Danube blasts to aid nuclear cooling as low water raises Rhine freight costs and strains power supply.
By David L. Chen 6 days agoCyclical unemployment rises when demand and output fall
Cyclical unemployment is joblessness linked to economic downturns, when weaker demand leads firms to reduce hiring, production or...
By David L. Chen 6 days agoStructural unemployment leaves workers and vacancies unable to meet
Structural unemployment arises when workers’ skills or locations no longer match available jobs, often after lasting economic chan...
By David L. Chen 1 week agoFiscal policy vs monetary policy: the U.S. difference
Fiscal policy covers federal taxes and spending. Monetary policy is the Federal Reserve’s use of tools that influence interest rat...
By Sarah Jenkins 1 week agoKeynesian economics puts demand at the centre of economic stabilisation
A guide to Keynesian economics, its focus on aggregate demand, and the fiscal and monetary tools it supports.
By Sarah Jenkins 1 week ago
Dallas Fed trimmed-mean inflation falls to multiyear low in June
Dallas Fed trimmed-mean inflation fell to 2.2% in June, but headline and core PCE remained above the Fed’s 2% goal.
By David L. Chen 1 week ago
China factory PMI July 2026 falls into contraction as orders weaken
China’s factory PMI fell to 49.2 in July, as new orders, services and construction weakened and policymakers faced renewed pressur...
By Sarah Jenkins 1 week ago
US economy Q2 growth slows to 1.5% as core PCE inflation holds at 3.3%
The Commerce Department said GDP missed forecasts in the second quarter, while the Fed’s preferred core inflation measure stayed e...
By Sarah Jenkins 1 week ago