Data: Axios research. Note: Some countries use a quota system for gasoline. Malaysia's figure reflects the unsubsidized market rate. Chart: Noah Bressner/Axios The Iran war is driving fuel prices higher worldwide, leading to angry protests around the globe and straining the economies of countries that have nothing to do with the war. Why it matters: It's not just driving up prices in the U.S. The war is causing problems around the world — in some cases far worse than anything Americans are experiencing. - The surge in prices squeezes consumers, and worsens the finances of governments trying to contain the shock — especially poorer and developing countries with little fiscal running room. - It affects many nations that are also…
Around the world, what were once solid lines dividing the responsibilities of those in charge of fiscal policy and monetary policy are being challenged or redrawn. The big picture: If elected governments succeed in undermining their central banks' independence — pressuring them to suppress interest rates or monetize debt to bail out yawning public debt problems — it foretells a world of higher inflation and economic volatility. - It was a challenge very much on the minds of the central bankers who assembled over the weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual symposium — and underscored by recent news. Zoom out: Central bankers' great fear is that we're entering a new era of "fiscal dominance," in…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned Monday after weeks of turmoil within his government, setting the country up to find its seventh leader in the last decade. Why it matters: The Labour Party, which Starmer currently leads, must quickly choose a new leader as the U.K. faces an economic crisis tied to the war in Iran . - Starmer said he will continue as a caretaker until his successor is chosen, which he promised would happen by the opening of Parliament in September. Driving the news: Starmer faced calls from members of his party to resign after disastrous May local elections that saw Labour lose control of Wales' Parliament, record its worst Scottish election results on record and drop over 1,200 seats in England. -…
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Books How Africa Can Work A new book shows that development is not a matter of chance, but of policy. (Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images) How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier by Joe Studwell. Atlantic Monthly Press, 435 pages. It seems like every man who has given any thought to Africa, and many who haven’t, has a pet cause for Africa’s perpetual dysfunction, which usually conveniently lines up with his preexisting world view. In How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Joe Studwell provides a refreshingly…Open
The International Monetary Fund is warning Britain's far-left Labour Party government against further tax hikes, suggesting welfare cuts to maintain economic stability.
The International Monetary Fund is warning Britain’s far-left Labour Party government against further tax hikes, suggesting welfare cuts to maintain economic stability. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Monday that the British government is nearing its limit in terms of how much it can raise taxes without negatively affecting economic growth. The IMF suggests that embattled Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s administration should focus on cutting welfare spending to balance its budget. DETAIL: The IMF’s warning comes as the British tax burden is set to rise to a record 38.5 percent of GDP by the next parliament. The fund highlighted that further tax increases or borrowing could harm…Open
