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India inflation gets room to grow, but that may bite

Inflation is getting a free pass in India. Policy makers seem to believe that by not raising interest rates and letting prices bubble up for a bit they will encourage investment and employment and boost post-pandemic growth. In reality, however, the connection between output, jobs and prices may be more complex. Ignoring inflation may just allow it to bite. India’s ...

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Prepare to pay up for summer vacation

We’re all finally going on a summer holiday. That’s the hope anyway. Evidence of a recovery in leisure travel is mounting, but we’ve been here several times before. There is still a risk that our wanderlust is curbed by the emergence of a new variant, an escalation of tensions in Ukraine or a surge in living costs. For now, though, ...

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An all-new generation of masters of the universe

  For years, hedge fund managers were the undisputed masters of the universe. They influenced the fortunes not just of companies and markets but countries too. No more. They have been usurped at the top of the financial food chain by a new breed of market savant. Nowhere is the power shift more apparent than in South Korea. When Korea ...

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