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Somehow we have forgotten fully half of what a central bank could do
Federal Reserve interest rate increases have handed GOP ammunition ahead of elections by raising housing payments
Analysts anticipate weakest increase in S&P 500-listed companies’ profits since Covid crisis
Spectre of power cuts in UK, German energy plan divides EU, US unveils China tech sanctions
Fall in unemployment rate to historic low of 3.5 per cent helps keep pressure on Fed to raise rates
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased prices for everything from energy to wheat, adding to the inflationary pressures affecting major economies of the world including the US, UK, Germany and France
Complete decoupling is a fantasy, but component makers are already shifting production
Restrictions will limit Chinese companies’ access to advanced computer chips and slow their progress in artificial intelligence
Which has the greater impact on long-term economic growth?
Dave Ramsden warns that policymakers must ‘stay the course’ on inflation
Plus, London’s most expensive home ‘owned by Evergrande founder’, and Iranian students shape anti-regime protests
Avoiding the worst still isn’t much fun
In inflationary times, buy property, consider green investments and delay retirement
Economic data reveal how surging inflation is shaping spending and borrowing decisions
Survey provides Bank of England with evidence for more monetary tightening
Lisa Cook and Christopher Waller push back on speculation US central bank could pause rate increases
Dollar continues ascent from previous session while pound slides again
Central bank’s September minutes pave the way for another big rate rise later this month
Kristalina Georgieva signals fund will issue fresh downgrades of its economic projections next week
Investors should get serious about long-overlooked nation with plenty of potential
Emergency 999 call handlers to join walkouts on four days across October
Plus, the winners from Musk’s Twitter U-turn and a new report on investing in America
IMF-World Bank meeting shows the previous hands-off consensus is still being left in the dust
Where Lusaka leads, others will follow?
This series of interviews with the world’s leading economists examines the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic
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