Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'Latvia'

Eurozone unemployment hits 10%

The rate of unemployment is an important leading indicator for chemical industry demand. It measures the number of people who currently don't have much spare cash to spend on discretionary purchases. And when the jobless rate is rising, it also...

The Latvian canary

Coal miners used to take a canary with them, to help detect poisonous fumes. If the canary stopped singing, then they knew there was a problem. This led to the concept of "the canary in the coalmine acting as a...