Briefing

Starting over again
The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics

It is not yet clear where it will lead

The geopolitics of 5G
America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame

In Europe, however, there exists a mixed response to the Chinese telecoms-equipment giant

How black lives can get better
Segregation still blights the lives of African-Americans

There are policies that could improve things a lot

America’s extraordinary election
Joe Biden has a good chance of becoming a surprisingly activist president

He is reassuring and popular and has come to boast an ambitious policy platform

What’s the worst that could happen?
The world should think better about catastrophic and existential risks

Plans and early-warning systems are always a good idea

Hotting up
How much can financiers do about climate change?

The role that green investing can play must not be misunderstood or overstated

And on the second day...
Can Amazon keep growing like a youthful startup?

Investors certainly seem to think so

Centres of excellence
Covid-19 challenges New York’s future

Cities around the world, take heed

The paths of destruction
How SARS-CoV-2 causes disease and death in covid-19

There are direct routes and indirect ones

100,000 and counting
America’s covid-19 experience is tragic but not that exceptional

The epidemic could get worse

Fighting climate change
The world urgently needs to expand its use of carbon prices

But doing so could provoke another trade war

If a tree falls
Carbon offsetting is essential to tackling climate change

If the world is to achieve net-zero emissions, then offsets are part of the plan