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High income households more likely to want business to reopen even if COVID-19 isn’t contained
Two in 5 high income respondents want economy to reopen compared to a third of low-income.
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Future uncertainty: Why people don’t see a quick economic recovery from coronavirus
Consumer confidence and poll on economic outlook show doubts about recovery ahead.
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Global consumer confidence at its lowest in years
Consumer sentiment has declined sharply in almost every country.
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Job losses stack up: COVID-19 to hit hourly workers, smaller businesses hardest, say experts
More than half of people in a global poll feel a ‘high threat’ to their job from the pandemic.
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March 2020: Consumer confidence still holding up globally, but expectations are down
Two months after the first coronavirus outbreak reports, China loses its status of consumer sentiment champion to Saudi Arabia while Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and the United States see a notable drop in their expectations Index since February.
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Coronavirus outbreak: What do cuts to growth forecasts, interest rates and stock markets plunges mean?
Threat of a recession will result in large fiscal measures from governments, say economists.
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A hard day’s work: global attitudes to gender equality in the workplace
Gender equality at work is still not achieved as nearly three in ten men (28%) around the world think it’s acceptable to tell jokes or stories of a sexual nature at work, according to a new global survey to mark International Women’s Day. By contrast, only 16% of women globally say such jokes or stories are acceptable.
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Consumer sentiment drops in China, but not in other major economies
Global consumer confidence index has barely changed since the COVID-19 virus outbreak, but China’s national index is down by more than four points.
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European Working Conditions Survey 2020
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is carrying out the seventh edition of its European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) from February to May 2020.
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What Worries the World - January 2020
Poverty & social inequality continues to be the greatest concern worldwide. We start the year with 61% globally saying that things in their country are heading in the wrong direction, up four points on 12 months ago.