Geoff MacDonald has long been studying singlehood. The easier it is to be single, "the less incentive there is to be in a romantic relationship," he says.
Investors are focused on a specific type of lending made by banks to non-depository financial institutions, or NDFIs, as the source of possible contagion.
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves cited the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the tensions in the Middle East, and the impact of global trade barriers as key challenges.