Weekly data: Could interest rate hikes cause a global recession?
In central banks and finance ministries around the world, policymakers are walking a tightrope. The threat of an impending global…
All articles by Ben van der Merwe
Ben van der Merwe
Ben van der Merwe is a data journalist at GlobalData Media, specialising in FDI. He joined from the Reach Data Unit, where he was a fellow of the Google News Initiative. His investigative journalism has previously appeared in the Observer, VICE,Private Eye and New Statesman.
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Weekly data: The global crisis has strengthened the US dollar
Amid a multifaceted global crisis of generational proportions, money is flooding into US markets. The result has been an ever-strengthening…
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Weekly data: Civil unrest on the rise as inflation bites
Civil unrest is on the rise around the world as governments struggle to cope with soaring inflation, according to a…
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Weekly data: EU gas reserves are filling up rapidly but not evenly
Energy and labour are not the only commodities Europe is finding to be in short supply. Good news has also…
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Weekly data: The UK is heading for a winter of discontent
The UK is in a bad state. Figures announced on 12 August show that the economy contracted by 0.1% between…
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Weekly data: Is the West losing the will to sanction Russia?
As Russia’s Donbass offensive grinds to a stalemate, Europe is facing up to the costs of its solidarity with Ukraine. …
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Weekly data: Is the US in recession or not?
With the US economy reporting its second consecutive quarter of falling GDP last week, politicians, pundits and economists are locked…
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Weekly data: Why the ECB is wary of raising interest rates
Amid rising inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) has opted to raise interest rates for the first time in more…
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Weekly data: Zero-Covid policy pushes China to the brink of recession
As shortages of labour and energy push up prices in the US and Europe, China is battling a very different…
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Weekly data: No, the UK’s public finances aren’t out of control
The race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister is well under way. A total of 11 Conservative MPs…