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Nagel warms to interest rate cuts, stresses differences with US

Bundesbank president underlines strategic importance of digital payments
24 April 2024 | By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce
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Brexit delay may mean end of May

Brexit delay may mean end of May

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Six-month extension opens room for more questions than answers
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Belt and Road delivers crucial capital

Belt and Road delivers crucial capital

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Initiative’s infrastructure boost parallels 1930s New Deal
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Turkey headed for debt default

Turkey headed for debt default

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Erdoğan to blame for swooning lira
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‘Submerging markets’ pose global threat

‘Submerging markets’ pose global threat

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Currency weakness and poor political stewardship are weakening major emerging economies
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Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West

Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West

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Third option for East-West relations besides US protectionism and European capitulation
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France, Germany and the future of Europe

France, Germany and the future of Europe

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A new world asks for new ideas on sovereignty and unity
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UK-Singapore ties after Brexit

UK-Singapore ties after Brexit

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Westminster quagmire incidental to eastward move of global economy
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Powell parries inflation questions

Powell parries inflation questions

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Fed chair dispels notion of possible rate cut
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War on Fed policy escalates

War on Fed policy escalates

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Powell must be ready for consequences of transparency
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Time for a new European green bank

Time for a new European green bank

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Calls to fill carbon-free investment gap
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Power struggles weigh on South Africa

Power struggles weigh on South Africa

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Ramaphosa must win major electoral mandate to pursue meaningful change
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US proposal may revivify IMF resources

US proposal may revivify IMF resources

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Avoiding quota changes postpones voting-power debate
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China’s secretive lending to Africa

China’s secretive lending to Africa

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Ethiopian Airlines transport hub key to ‘going global’
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IMF enhancing efforts in Latin America

IMF enhancing efforts in Latin America

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Fund’s reputation with region’s leaders is much improved
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Next financial crisis may eclipse 2008

Next financial crisis may eclipse 2008

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Global economy’s disturbing vulnerabilities
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Trump must ‘get real on trade’

Trump must ‘get real on trade’

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US trade deficit is ‘made in America’
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