‘Wake up’: markets warn central banks to get a grip on inflation
Policymakers ‘behind the curve’ as calls grow for slow rises in interest rates and end to quantitative easing
How world’s major economies are dealing with spectre of inflation
As demand returns since initial pandemic slump, central banks need to balance recovery and rising costs
Jerome Powell nominated for second term as chair of US Federal Reserve
White House praises Republican’s ‘steady leadership’ of central bank during Covid pandemic
Climate-vulnerable countries call for help forcing high emitters to act
Those most at risk warn countries such as Australia they will lose out economically if they do not raise targets
‘Critical lifeline’ of migrant cash expected to near £600bn in total
Sum sent back home from former residents of low-income countries surpasses overseas aid and rich nations’ direct investment
A Cop26 deal was always going to be messy – just look at world trade talks
WTO talks show how hard it is to get everyone on the same page – and what goes for trade, goes for climate too
Tackling debt in poorest countries hit by ‘massive gaps in data’
World Bank says 40% of low-income countries failed to publish any figures in past two years
UK plc risks long-term stagnation and rising destitution, warns top thinktank
NIESR blames deepening malaise on economic mismanagement since 2008 amid criticism for BoE and Brexit
Suez Canal to raise fees, heaping pressure on global supply chains
With shipping industry still recovering from Ever Given crisis, transit tolls are increasing by 6%
Half world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition
$11tn fossil fuel asset crash could cause 2008-style financial crisis, warns new study
Global pollution price could cut greenhouse gases by 12%, says report
World Economic Forum says taxing carbon emitters would cost less than economic fallout from climate crisis
Retailers press for human rights and environmental checks on supply chains
Tesco, John Lewis and others say it would prevent scandals such as poor conditions at Boohoo suppliers
UK agrees to end tax on US tech giants when global deal takes effect
Deal means US will not retaliate against UK for imposing digital services tax, Treasury says
The next global economic emergency? Deepening debt in the developing world
Poorer nations were more fragile before Covid-19, had less scope to stimulate economies, and are on the wrong side of the vaccine divide
How Covid spread fear of globalisation and threatens a new world order
From China backtracking on coal to Britain’s ‘chicken king’ calling for a rethink of food production, the virus has accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarky