What caught my eye this week. Very interesting news this week from Belgium is not a phrase that has grown stale from overuse. But as the world gropes towards a better post-pandemic work-life balance I read: …workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week under a series of labour market reforms [...]
2022
And you thought the pandemic kept you up at night. A wave of high inflation is engulfing the UK economy, with January’s 5.5% CPI inflation measure the highest for 30 years. Few will sleep easily as the cost of living soars. It’s enough to send you back into social isolation to avoid paying higher prices: [...]
What is quantitative tightening? Why are bond funds falling? Should you alter your portfolio before the Bank of England further raises rates and soaring inflation sends you to the soup kitchen? All good questions that we’re hearing from Monevator readers every day. So let’s have a primer on what’s going on with central banks, rates, [...]