Opinion

July 6, 2023
Cost-of-living Crisis Driving Up Alcohol Dependence

Alcohol Awareness: Cost-of-living Crisis Driving Up Alcohol Dependence

Even small amounts of alcohol affect our emotions, judgement, memory, speech, and anger levels. Excessive drinking and long-term consumption can kill brain cells. Drinking affects the frontal cortex, which is used for planning, forming ideas, and making decisions, and the hippocampus stores our memories. Once the hippocampus is damaged, you may experience difficulty learning new things and retaining new long-term memories.
June 15, 2023
interest rates on hold

Supply chain expert comments on Fed’s decision to keep rates on hold

“Although timber and used car prices have bounced back slightly in recent weeks, raising slight concern, they remain well down on peak prices. For these products not to exert inflationary pressure, they don’t need to fall in price, not rise, and there is no evidence of that.
June 9, 2023
UK-US Transatlantic trade

Supply chain specialists OCI comments on the supply chain implications of the Atlantic Declaration

“The Atlantic declaration states that the UK and US will be working ‘together to reduce our vulnerabilities across critical technology supply chains, including by sharing analysis, developing and deepening our channels for coordination and timely consultation during crises.’
June 9, 2023
Supply chain expert reacts the lates inflation rate report

Oliver Chapman, CEO of OCI’s comments on the supply chain implications of the latest inflation data

"Month-on-month inflation was 1.2 per cent in the UK; this remained worryingly high and was the highest monthly rate since October last year. In the euro area month on month, inflation was 0.6 per cent; in the US, it was 0.4 per cent.