In nearly every country that hosts foreign-born citizens, immigration emerges as a lightning rod for controversy. The economic realities of immigration, however, are far more complex than the negative sound bites suggest. Far from being…
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You served under more than half-a-dozen Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governors. What key changes in communications did you implement and experience during those times? Well, that’s my whole book going into 250 pages! But,…
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TikTok, Facebook and other social media platforms are being flooded with uncanny and bizarre content generated with artificial intelligence (AI), from fake videos of the US government capturing vampires to images of shrimp Jesus. Given…
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By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday after a large interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, but concerns over global demand lingered and capped gains. futures for November were up…
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In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5% – the…
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By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday urged a new look at global trade rules, calling the existing mediator of trade disputes, the World Trade Organization, “neutered.”…
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Some football pundits have already predicted that the winners of the Uefa Champions League tournament in 2025 will be the very same team that won it in 2024. But if Real Madrid do end up…
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Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re desperate not to cross. In dynamic systems filled with life, these critical thresholds aren’t set…
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Staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have proposed renewing a key borrowing tool for a further five years, even though it is being scaled down. A policy paper published on September 13 sets out staff…
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By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday and were set to snap a two-session winning streak ahead of a likely interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, as weak macroeconomic data…
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