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Will we ever be able to travel with young kids?

As countries around the world attempt to reopen their borders, officials have come up with an ever-changing list of labyrinthine polices to allow travel. A range of entry restrictions have been deployed, from home quarantines for vaccinated adults to spending up to three weeks in government-authorized facilities, with multiple tests along the way. The best strategy isn’t yet clear, but ...

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Jerome Powell, just don’t say the ‘T’ word

It’s pretty unusual for a central banker in a consequential economy to get outflanked by politicians. That is the risk confronting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when it comes to the pace of rising prices, with potentially significant implications for the American and global economies. The White House is shifting the way it talks about inflation, using plainer language that ...

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Duterte pushes Congress on more foreign investments

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for opening the economy to more foreign investments in his final address to Congress, where he also pledged pandemic support to help businesses bounce back and defended his much-criticised drug war. Duterte called on lawmakers to amend laws to ease restrictions on international retailers and professionals, as well as to allow foreigners greater ownership ...

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