Misery loves the economy

Our daily selection of the global stories that really matter. Discover the news beyond the headlines with Curio. Every morning, host Manish Verma selects analytical and thought-provoking articles from the world’s leading publications, leaving you better informed and ready for your day. In today's episode... It's been used by US politicians to bash each other for decades but it's probably an indicator you've never heard of before. The Wall Street Journal explains what the "Misery Index" is and explores how it could be modified to better reflect what's going on economically and politically. Later, last week global stocks were up after positive news on the inflation, energy and COVID-19. Then suddenly they went tumbling again after a rise of Coronavirus cases in China. Our second piece from The Economist is a cautious one about how our financial problems aren't going away any time soon.