Matthew Brooker

Spain might be the current favourite in betting markets, but the Netherlands is the 2026 pick of a World Cup forecasting model designed by Joachim Klement.
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What the World Cup can tell us about finance

World Cup prediction models highlight how hard forecasting in finance is

The China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong. The ongoing mortgage boycott in China started in late June with a single China Evergrande Group project in the city of Jingdezhen.

Property crisis traps China in a market paradox

An effort to halt the spread of mortgage boycotts risks fuelling the behaviour officials are trying to prevent