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Cuba records runaway inflation of over 70%

The island country’s economy has suffered due to reduced tourism and US sanctions. Cuba ended it’s dual-currency system earlier this year, also contributing to price fluctuations.  Cuba will have an inflation rate of over 70%...

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The Chagrin of Beijing and the Problem of Time

The central bank meeting cycle is over. Most of the important high-frequency data has been released until early January. The US debt ceiling has been lifted, avoiding an improbable default. A year ago, there was a sense...

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Chip design matters for EU, but packaging is even more crucial

Researchers have urged EU member countries to invest a lot more in chip design, with a view to becoming less dependent on China. Yet other parts of the value chain require more attention. When German...

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Airbus A380: The end of a multibillion-dollar dream

The last Airbus A380 has been delivered, bringing the program to an end. Once seen as the future of travel, the world’s biggest aircraft turned into a flop. But for the plane-maker, it was still...

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Fed Unleashes Animal Spirits

The Fed’s hawkish pivot came a few weeks before yesterday’s FOMC meeting, which confirmed more or less what the market had already largely anticipated. Buy the (dollar) on rumors (of tapering and more aggressive stance...

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The changing face of climate finance

One of the most pressing challenges that lies ahead for countries heading into the post-covid world is the erratic changes in the climate occurring across the globe. The impacts associated with the climate emergency are...

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Germany green lights Mercedes-Benz’s partly automated driving system

The “Drive Pilot” system means a driver can focus on other activities while the car is in traffic. Now that it has KBA approval, Mercedes will be offering the autonomous driving option in the first half...

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Why US companies are reshoring their business

More and more US companies are moving their production and manufacturing facilities back home because of supply snarls and insufficient production capacity abroad. When Johnson & Johnson got rid of him, James Wyner was deeply...

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Markets Calmer, Awaiting Fresh Incentives

The capital markets are calmer today, and the fear that was evident at the end of last week remains mostly scar tissue. Led by gains in Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, and India, the MSCI...

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Fragile Calm Returns and Powell’s Anti-Inflation Rhetoric Ratchets Up

Into the uncertainty over the implications of Omicron, the Federal Reserve Chairman injected a particularly hawkish signal into the mix in his testimony before the Senate.  These are the two forces that are shaping market...

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The importance of using Citations & References in Thesis & research papers

Discussions with a few research scholars made me realise the knowledge gaps and lack of training for managing references & citations, which is a vital part of academic writing. One of them even described the...