
The inverted yield curve: What does it mean for the economy?
Dec 19, 2022 · The yield curve is a line chart that plots interest rates for bonds that have equal credit quality, but different maturity dates. Yields are normally higher for bonds that mature …
Heading for a recession? Here’s why the yield curve matters
May 18, 2022 · In early April, the yield, or rate, paid by the 2-year US Treasury note climbed higher than that of the 10-year Treasury note. Since investors normally expect to get a higher …
How net zero is entering an era of quiet progress
Jun 4, 2025 · Despite toned-down climate messaging, companies are doubling down on durable carbon removal – quiet progress is defining the next era for net zero action.
These are the charts that defined the global economy in 2017
Dec 15, 2017 · As BlackRock's Aubrey Blaseo explained in a blogpost this week: "Fixed Income 101 tells us that this foreshadows slowing economic growth. More worrisome, when the two …
Investing in girls' education: an economic and moral imperative
Mar 6, 2025 · Recently released research shows that investments made in education are directly responsible for half of all economic growth in the last three decades. And as World Bank …
How AI can help improve food systems and agricultural yields
Jun 24, 2025 · The next agricultural revolution, enabled by emerging technologies such as AI, can help build a food system that’s smarter, fairer and more resilient.
How does income inequality affect economic growth?
Jul 9, 2015 · The relationship between aggregate output and the distribution of income is an important topic in macroeconomics (Galor 2011). The role that income inequality plays in …
Will AI make it easier to get productivity growth we want?
Oct 15, 2024 · AI's contribution to productivity growth across the world will be influenced by three key factors, and policy will play a important role in shaping them.
Nuclear fusion news: The science behind the energy technology
Feb 22, 2024 · Nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun and stars, merges two atomic nuclei into a larger one. Both reactions release large amounts of energy, but with nuclear …
Is the Philips curve still a useful tool? | World Economic Forum
Sep 18, 2019 · The researchers study both inflation in consumer prices and inflation in wages. They test for a "price" Phillips curve using data on annual costs of goods and services, and for …