In the US, pundits are predicting that a wave of women voters outraged by the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion will help Democrats retain control of the Senate, and possibly even the House. They may be right. But a closer look at right-wing politics in Europe should give Democratic strategists pause. Across Europe and the UK, women and ...

  During the pandemic, shortages of workers plagued the logistics chain, except for one link. Trucking companies, railroads, warehouse operators— all struggled to find enough employees to keep goods moving. Maritime ports were the exception. Once workers join the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, they don’t easily walk away from the job. There was no Great Resignation or quiet quitting ...

  Housing markets are beginning to crack everywhere from the US and the UK to Australia and New Zealand. In China, the property industry is in a potentially deflationary crisis, while Hong Kong’s home prices are set to test a five-year low. In tiny Singapore, however, demand is defiant in the face of rising interest rates and a looming global ...