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ECB Cuts Rates Amid Euro Strength and Shifting Safe Haven Dynamics

This morning there was a very different tone to the conversation about the U.S. Dollar. It was on the back of a speech by Jerome …

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Is it Worth Investing in Poland in 2025?

Europe’s Tiger Economy. Europe’s Most Dynamic Economy. There are several accolades that have been touted ...
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London’s Quant Strats 2024: Experts Debate the Impact of AI and Geopolitics on Finance

Quant Strats as an event focuses on quantitative strategies. Once a year this happens in ...
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The Direct Link Between Freight Costs And Inflation

There is an almost direct correlation between international freight rates and goods inflation. When shipping costs go up, inflation follows months later.
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The latest release of data for the UK consumer price index showed an annual increase of 10.1% in January. It is down from a peak of 11.1% in October, not least because direct effects from energy prices have eased. But also, core inflation, which excludes the most volatile components of the consumer price index, fell more than expected to 5.8% in January.
Given the long transaction lead times – the impact of food inflationary pressures on deal activity is yet to be seen in M&A activity – current processes are likely to be subject to greater scrutiny of the ability of sellers’ businesses to pass on cost increases. Overseas buyers accounted for 25.0% of deal transactions, down from around one third for 2021.
There is a danger that Binance, and other cryptoexchanges, are selling crypto as the solution to all the world’s ills – in the case of Africa, the nightmare of persistently high inflation, poor wages, and in some cases, poverty. The glamour of elite football is making such products all the more appealing, and helping cover over many of the risks.
Indonesia has already embraced new, innovative technologies related to FinTech and digital assets and is spearheading the digitalisation push in South-East Asia. Yet, at the same time, millions of adults in the country are not formally banked and have little access to lending. In many ways, it is a highly advanced economy that nonetheless has many of the characteristics of a third-world country.
At its meeting on 2 December 2021, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) assessed the key systemic risks in the European Union (EU), as well as public policy priorities to address them. The General Board noted that the risk of an abrupt broad-based asset price correction had increased further owing to continued exuberance in credit, asset and housing markets.
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