The US is not the only country to create monetary policy spillovers via both macroeconomic and financial channels, research published by the Bank of England finds. Silvia Miranda-Agrippino and Tsvetelina Nenova say the world is…
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Many people know modern dogs evolved from the grey wolf. But did you know most of the more than 340 modern dog breeds we have today only emerged within the past 200 years? Dogs were…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop for cooking oil made from oil palms at a supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s top palm…
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On paper, networking is a relatively simple task. Mingle with like-minded professionals while sipping wine and you greatly increase your chances of landing a coveted role, or building your dream career. Pre-COVID, gearing up for…
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In his 1989 book Wonderful Life, evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould famously argued that, if we could “replay the tape”, life on Earth would evolve to be fundamentally different each time. Wings and flight evolved…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil slipped on…
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Sri Lanka recorded the first casualties from its spiralling economic crisis several days ago, with one protester dead and 24 more injured. This was from police firing gunshots into a crowd who were demanding the…
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Researchers at the IMF have called for governments to adopt a more nuanced approach to tackling large stocks of public debt, warning of the dangers of “knee-jerk” fiscal consolidation in a staff discussion note published…
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© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden announces an additional $800 million security assistance package for Ukraine as he delivers an update on U.S. efforts related to Russia’s invasion, during a speech in the Roosevelt Room…
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta/Facebook, recently remarked in a podcast interview that when it came to hiring new staff, his preference was people whose “values aligned in the things that you care about”. This,…
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