The State of the Global Economy

The Global Economy’s Hidden Weaknesses
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/global-economic-performance-improving-but-serious-weaknesses-remain-by-eswar-prasad-2024-10 

Europe Struggles:

EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/17/eus-weak-or-distracted-governments-make-unity-of-purpose-hard-to-achieve
 
France stares into a “colossal” budgetary abyss
https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/10/09/france-stares-into-a-colossal-budgetary-abyss

UK: Living standards improve at slowest rate in 50 years as immigration soars

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/10/18/households-living-standards-improving-slowest-rate-50-years/

Real GDP per head rises just 0.3pc as population grows faster than economy