Data story 14 min read
Follow 65 years of fertility and birth rates across 217 countries and territories—and what the transition means for families, schools and public budgets.
Most countries are below the approximate replacement benchmark. The global aggregate is still above it.
Demography & public budgets 5 October 2026
Data story 5 min read
Follow an allowance from allocation to surrender, and auction revenue from buyers to public budgets and European funds.
One market produces two records: a flow of allowances and a flow of public money.
Carbon markets & public money 5 October 2026
Data story 5 min read
Follow suppliers, product baskets and onward exports through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan—and test how much the trade statistics can establish.
Larger neighbouring markets offer clues about trade detours. Matching shipments requires more evidence.
Trade & sanctions 27 September 2026
Interactive map 4 min read
By 2025, China and India remain the major buyers of Russian crude in this comparison. Follow the shift from Europe on one globe.
The pivot holds in 2025: China and India lead, while the EU’s reported subtotal falls again.
Energy & trade 26 September 2026
Data story 7 min read
Seven charts follow implemented tariffs, car imports, reciprocal duties and the cash the U.S. government actually kept.
Higher barriers. Uneven trade. No proven overall winner.
Trade & tariffs 20 September 2026
Mini story 2 min read
Gross customs collections rose sharply. Refunds explain why net fiscal-year-to-date revenue tells a different story.
$167.3bn net, after $125.2bn in refunds.
Public revenue 20 September 2026
Mini story 2 min read
Look at the same car category in both directions: Canada, China, Europe and Mexico show very different tariff gaps.
Same product. Different border. Different rate.
Trade & tariffs 20 September 2026
Data story 6 min read
Ten economies under the same assumptions: modelled leakage, domestic reinvestment and sensitivity without false precision.
Explore assumptions and sensitivity separately from observed economic data.
Digital economy · Scenario model 3 September 2026
Data story 6 min read
Money supply, purchasing power and Czech National Bank interventions in one story.
Follow money supply, purchasing power and central-bank interventions together.
Money & purchasing power 30 August 2026
Data story 6 min read
Money supply, purchasing power and Federal Reserve interventions, in the same structure as the Czech report.
Follow money supply, purchasing power and central-bank interventions together.
Money & purchasing power 30 August 2026