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(Bloomberg) — Britain’s exit from the European Union and the pandemic are adding to inflationary pressures that are starting to slow the U.K. economic recovery, two business surveys show. The …
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America’s growing income inequality has long needed attention. Last January, under emergency circumstances, it finally got some, in the form of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package. The quietly influential …
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The eurozone’s latest economic growth figures are a little better than expected. This group of 19 EU nations grew 2.2% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter, partly …
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You’re in good company if you can’t figure out why U.S. Treasury yields are tumbling. Jerome Powell isn’t sure either. Bonds have relentlessly rallied for months, even as inflation spikes …
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“You could see what was coming… and it was like your worst nightmare. Because you felt like, oh my God, I’ve never seen anything like this before,” says Eileen Chubb, …
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China’s V-shaped economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is slowing, sending a warning to the rest of world about how durable their own recoveries will prove to be. The changing …
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Maximilian Mayer thinks being among China’s richest people may not be an advantage these days. The global technology and China expert at Cologne University is convinced the country’s political leadership …
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Indian investors are flocking to cryptocurrency like never before and the trend could be a dangerous one. Indians had parked nearly $6.6 billion in cryptocurrency until May this year, as compared …
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There’s a digital revolution in money on the way. Barry James reports. A major new disruption to global monetary systems, perhaps the greatest yet, is moving in fast from left …
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Whether you use Klarna all the time or have barely heard of it, it’s time to start paying attention: the buy-now-pay-later app has just become the biggest private fintech company …
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