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Copper gains as China COVID cases ease, demand still at risk By Reuters

Copper gains as China COVID cases ease, demand still at risk By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A copper roll that will be used for drawings is seen at the workshop of the artist Ricardo Moreno in San Pedro de Barva, Costa Rica October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Juan…

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Why import restrictions aren’t enough to help Nigeria industrialise

Why import restrictions aren’t enough to help Nigeria industrialise

Nigeria has a strong ambition to industrialise. It has relied heavily on the restriction of imports of certain goods targeted for domestic production. But for Nigeria’s industrialisation drive to succeed, it needs a broader array…

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Expectations and term premia both drive spillovers – BIS paper

Expectations and term premia both drive spillovers – BIS paper

Both of the main components of long-term interest rates matter for monetary policy spillovers, but the effects differ between advanced and emerging economies, a Bank for International Settlements working paper finds. Aaron Mehrotra, Richhild Moessner…

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Diverse challenges, common threads: preserving global financial stability today and tomorrow

FSB Chair Klaas Knot speaks at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 36th Annual General Meeting. by : Source link

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How a volcanic bombardment in ancient Australia led to the world’s greatest climate catastrophe

How a volcanic bombardment in ancient Australia led to the world’s greatest climate catastrophe

Some 252 million years ago the world was going through a tumultuous period of rapid global warming. To understand what caused it, scientists have looked to one particular event in which a volcanic eruption in…

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Marcos as Philippine president a boon for China, awkward for U.S By Reuters

Marcos as Philippine president a boon for China, awkward for U.S By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. A supporter of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. holds up a newspaper with the winning of Marcos Jr. on the headline, as people gather to celebrate as partial results of the…

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Insights from Zimbabwe on how to link formal and informal economies

Insights from Zimbabwe on how to link formal and informal economies

In 2003, Thabo Mbeki – then president of South Africa – described South Africa’s economy as being like a two-storey house. The top floor was quite plush, with all the fittings packed neatly together. He…

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Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it

Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it

The longer you live through a crisis, the less likely you are to fully appreciate that you’re in one. This is especially true if there is more than one crisis, and they overlap. In Australia,…

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Ukraine operator to suspend Russian gas flow via Sokhranivka entry point By Reuters

Ukraine operator to suspend Russian gas flow via Sokhranivka entry point By Reuters

© Reuters. Gas pipelines are pictured at the Atamanskaya compressor station, facility of Gazprom’s Power Of Siberia project outside the far eastern town of Svobodny, in Amur region, Russia November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov. By…

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Starbucks’ caffeinated anti-union efforts may leave a bitter taste – but are they legal?

Starbucks’ caffeinated anti-union efforts may leave a bitter taste – but are they legal?

Good news greeted Starbucks workers on May 3, 2022, in the shape of a promise of new pay increases. But there was a catch: Employees at unionized stores – or those planning to unionize –…

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