In the first instalment of the series, we unveil our forecast model and visit one of the quiet suburbs where the vote’s outcome will probably be decided.
Debt has soared as borrowing costs stayed low; we examine who will foot the enormous interest bills as rates rise. And the one place where marriages increased in the pandemic era.
Our correspondent speaks with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, who says the alliance’s involvement in de-escalating Russia tensions is a sign of its resurgent relevance.
After tortuous votes, Italy’s lawmakers elected a president: the incumbent who did not want the job. No posts have changed, but the political balance surely has. And we meet the nuns racking up followers on TikTok.
A.M. Edition for Feb. 1. Four years ago, Coca-Cola, Visa and Procter & Gamble loudly promoted their sponsorship of the Winter Olympics.
Now, sponsors of the coming Beijing Games are keeping a lower profile. WSJ’s Stu Woo explains why that is, and why other coming international competitions present a similar challenge. Luke Vargas hosts.
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We hear the latest on the crisis in Ukraine and discuss the significance of the emir of Qatar’s visit to Washington. Plus: what’s making headlines in business and the UK celebrates Independent Venue Week.
Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.
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