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UK inequality is running deeper than you think

From left to right, British politicians have taken one particular issue to heart. “When it comes to opportunity we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few, we will do everything we can to help anybody,” said Theresa May in her maiden speech as prime minister in July 2016. Since becoming Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has lambasted “grotesque” disparities that ...

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India, China fall into ‘monetary’ leadership

India and China are leading the world. Kind of. In the dovish tilt that’s defined interest rates lately, only two noteworthy central banks have actually loosened monetary policy: the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Both have indicated there’s more to come. When people talk about Asia’s two giants moving out front, they tend ...

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Central bankers confronted with climate threats

Towards the end of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress this week, US Senator Brian Schatz asked him, “Do you agree that climate change creates financial risks for the individual financial institutions and for our financial system as a whole?” His answer reveals the challenge in finding a long-term, universal answer to business as usual. It also raises ...

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