by Richard Hubbard | 5 Dec 2024 | Australia, Economy
Housing prices in Australia are so high young people can’t get loans to buy them. Luckily for some, there’s the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’. An ATM welcomes a user to the bank of mum and dad. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
by Tiziana Barghini | 9 Oct 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Europe, France, Uncategorized
If you owe too much money and can’t repay it, you could lose your car or home. Can a nation have too much debt? What happens then? A rooster, a national symbol of France, peeks out from within an empty bank vault. (Illustration by News Decoder) Editor’s...
by News Decoder | 24 Apr 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Government, United States
An announcement from the Federal Reserve of the United States can send investors around the world into a frenzy. We went to our experts to find out why. The gold vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. (Photo courtesy the Federal Reserve Bank)...
by Susanne Courtney | 10 Apr 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Politics
We need to mitigate climate change. Only governments have the cash for that. Are they ready to pony up? The Earth is surrounded by dollar bills. Illustration by News Decoder. Editor’s note: On 4 April 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency...
by Sarah Edmonds | 19 Mar 2024 | Decoders, Economy, Politics
People vote with their wallet. But most are clueless about economic concepts. Do they cast votes based on misconceptions about money? A man shrugs in confusion against a blackboard covered with economic terms. (Photo illustration by News Decoder) This article was...