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Bundesbank calls for steps on fiscal rules, wages and profits to beat inflation

Bundesbank calls for steps on fiscal rules, wages and profits to beat inflation

Nagel warning on higher interest rates, balance sheet shrinkage despite economic slowdown ...
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China is putting its economy back on track

China is putting its economy back on track

Parliamentary sessions lay out priorities and plans for reform ...
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Credit Suisse: a failure of regulatory culture

Credit Suisse: a failure of regulatory culture

Banks are paralysed by a level of bureaucracy that cannot work ...
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The Fed’s job gets tougher and tougher

The Fed’s job gets tougher and tougher

Another unenviable FOMC meeting ...
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ECB must launch a new swap instrument to rein in liquidity

ECB must launch a new swap instrument to rein in liquidity

It’s time to address the monetary policy elephant in the room ...
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Spring global growth forecasts are looking up

Spring global growth forecasts are looking up

But mood swings loom given huge uncertainties ...
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Punch-drunk Credit Suisse was fated to fall

Punch-drunk Credit Suisse was fated to fall

You can’t regulate for the evaporation of trust ...
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Gilt market faces unprecedented test

Gilt market faces unprecedented test

As UK debt issuance soars, will asset managers reach saturation point? ...
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Effective crypto regulation starts at layer 1

Effective crypto regulation starts at layer 1

Objections to on-chain enforcement should not give regulators much cause for concern ...
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UK budget patches a hole but borrowing outlook much tougher

UK budget patches a hole but borrowing outlook much tougher

Hardest debt decisions await whoever’s in power after 2024 ...
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China has decided to protect Hong Kong as a financial centre

China has decided to protect Hong Kong as a financial centre

SAR is central to China’s capital markets ecosystem ...
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India emerging as leader in global crypto framework efforts

India emerging as leader in global crypto framework efforts

‘When moon? When Lambo?’ A unified approach is just around the corner ...
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