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You might want to get familiar with this term because you will be hearing it a lot: the bond taper, or more widely known as just the taper. When markets …
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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 …
Brexit and Covid Add to U.K. Inflationary Pressure Read More
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 …
Turning MMT into practice Read More
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 …
Four reasons why EU is staring down the barrel of a second lost decade Read More
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 …
Not Even Jerome Powell Gets What’s Up With the Bond Market Read More
“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, …
Europe’s elderly care problem Read More
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 …
Slowing economic recovery in China is a warning sign Read More
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 …
Why China wants to tame its new tech giants Read More
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 …
Why India’s cryptocurrency boom is problematic Read More
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 …
Lose change Read More