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Danish PM considers capping rents

  Bloomberg Denmark’s prime minister, who faces an election in coming months, is considering a cap on rising rents. Rents, which are tied to the Danish consumer price index, are rising so fast that students and other people can’t afford to pay them, Mette Frederiksen told broadcaster TV2. A cap would be temporary and could limit rental increases to 4% ...

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Rhine crisis shows signs of respite

  Bloomberg Water levels on the Rhine are set to rise over the weekend, potentially providing respite to a crisis that has snarled the shipment of energy products and other goods along one of Europe’s most important rivers. The marker at Kaub, a narrow and shallow waypoint west of Frankfurt, is set to rise to 67 centimeters, data shows. The ...

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Bond slide proves irresistible for Australia’s $2.4tn pension sector

  Bloomberg After years of eschewing the world’s safest assets, the managers of Australia’s $2.4 trillion of retirements savings are buying sovereign bonds. The trigger: fear that the global economy is sliding into recession. It’s a watershed moment for the country’s pension chiefs, whose love affair with riskier assets saw them binge on stocks while skirting this year’s historic bond ...

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