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Trump’s Islamophobia propels the IS

WASHINGTON Even by Donald Trump’s standards, his comments about the Orlando shooting have been reckless and self-serving. They are also dangerous for the country. Trump’s response to Sunday morning’s terrorist attack by Omar Mateen was initially an opportunistic tweet; then a boasting statement on his website: “I said this was going to happen”; followed by a renewed call to temporarily ...

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IEA’S oil market optimism offers hope

  The projections of the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the global oil market will be almost balanced next year as demand continues to rise faster than production, while the current oversupply is much smaller than previously thought, echo the UAE’s position that current prices were not sustainable. The surplus in the first half of this year is about 40 ...

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As Central Banks meet, BOJ has toughest job

  Mohamed A. El-Erian As central banks in advanced economies — including the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the Swiss National Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve — hold policy their meetings this week, they will all confront tricky questions about the management of national liquidity and cross-border influences. The most fascinating discussion, however, will take place at ...

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