Tag Archives: News

Morning News: U.S. Raises Rates, Lockdown Fatigue In China, Nelson Mandela

Prices in America are rising faster than at any time in the past 40 years. In response, the Federal Reserve has made its steepest interest-rate hike in 20 years.

Will it be enough to tame inflation while not tipping America into recession? Shanghai’s residents are growing restive after a long lockdown. And Nelson Mandela’s name and legacy are being used to sell a growing range of consumer goods.

Morning News: Legalized Abortion Decision Leak, Russian Oil Ban, Philippines

The US Supreme Court’s abortion bombshell. Plus: the EU weighs up a ban on Russian oil, a lookahead to the Philippines’ presidential election and a flick through today’s papers.

Morning News: Taiwan & China Assess Ukraine, El Salvador Gangs, Climate

Much like Ukraine, Taiwan has a well-armed neighbour that does not think it exists as a state: China. We ask what both sides are learning from Russia’s invasion. 

A heavy-handed string of arrests following a flare-up of gang violence in El Salvador is unlikely to change matters. And an analysis reveals the connection between weather and whether voters support climate-change legislation. 

Sunday Morning: News Stories From Zurich, Vienna, London & Tokyo

Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Christof Münger and Eemeli Isoaho on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Vienna and Tokyo.