New Year is a traditional moment for price increases. And last week didn’t disappoint, with Brent crude oil jumping $3/bbl. Whilst financial markets soared globally on hopes that the US ‘fiscal cliff’ deal might be a sign that policymakers will finally provide leadership to tackle the continuing economic crisis. The only problem is that we […]
Chemicals and the Economy
“You can’t turn back the demographic tide”
The financial magazine MoneyWeek have produced a new video in their Investment Tutorial series, looking at the impact of today’s ‘demographic cliff’ on the economy. Editor-in-Chief Merryn Somerset Webb suggests this is “One of the key bits of information that you need, to understand what’s going on in the West today” and adds: “It doesn’t […]
Happy 55th birthday, Mr and Ms Average Baby Boomer
The blog’s latest post for the Financial Times FT Data blog is published today. January 1, 2013 8:00 am by Financial Times By Paul Hodges Chart 1: For the first time in history, most westerners now live beyond 55 years January 1 2013 marks the 55th birthday of Mr and Ms Average Baby Boomer. […]
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