A game of two halvesGlobalisation has left lower-league football clubs behindThey are mostly based in Brexit-supporting townsprint-edition iconFeb 26
Daily chartCountries that have benefited most from globalisation are the most fearful of changePeople in slower-growing rich countries are most at ease with itFeb 27
Daily ChartLebanon heads towards its first-ever bond defaultA bailout from the IMF may only stoke public angerFeb 26
Daily chartSingle women are losing out in the property marketWomen buy houses for 2% more than men, and sell them for 2% lessFeb 25
Daily chartAre there too many central bankers?In a profession preoccupied with efficiency, staffing seems excessiveFeb 24
Call me maybeChina’s minorities have a tough time finding jobsDiscrimination towards Uighurs means they are three times less likely to be called back by employersprint-edition iconFeb 19
Daily chartCarnival in Brazil lifts the national moodBrazilians stream happier music during the party seasonFeb 22
The week in chartsSo much for the techlash?Apple, China and the coronavirus • Frankfurt’s feuding central banks • Duterte’s enduring popularity • Trudeau’s gas-pipe problemFeb 21
Daily chartDespite #MeToo, opinions on sexual harassment have barely budgedMen and women still disagree on what constitutes itFeb 20
Daily chartDiseases like covid-19 are deadlier in non-democraciesEven though China claims otherwiseFeb 18
Daily chartCapping interest rates on payday loans leads to more debt and defaultsBut cooling-off periods and clearer information may make cash-strapped borrowers pauseFeb 17
Price and prejudiceAnalysts’ stock recommendations are coloured by their cultural biasesThis is especially true when they evaluate firms named after their country of domicileprint-edition iconFeb 12
Daily chartDonald Trump is appointing federal judges at a blistering paceBy the end of his first term, a quarter of them could be his choicesFeb 14