International Economic
EU to offer checks 'away from Irish border' to break deadlock in negotiations
The EU is set to table a proposal that would involve checking goods destined for Ireland close to their source, rather than at ports, in a bid to try and avoid a hard border in Ireland and down the Irish sea.
Mixed response from analysts to Italian budget plans
Analysts' reactions to the outlines of Italy's medium-term budget plans was mixed, although by and large they appeared to be expecting Brussels and Rome to reach some sort of deal.
Brexit rated biggest threat to UK business as confidence falls
Hiring in the UK has hit its lowest level for 25 years as Brexit becomes the biggest threat to UK business “by far”, ahead of trade wars, weak UK demand and geopolitics, two surveys revealed on Monday.
William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win Nobel Prize for Economics
The 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences has been won by William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their work on climate change.
IPCC warns of climate crisis by 2040 if fossil fuels not scrapped
The new climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for fossil fuels to be phased out rapidly to avoid a climate crisis that could hit as soon as 2040.
UK 'welcome to join' trans-Pacific trade deal post-Brexit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would welcome the UK to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal (TPP) “with open arms” after Brexit.