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Currency wars will break out globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Since the start of 2015, 16 central banks have loosened monetary policy, partly because of the fallout from the oil price plunge, which is driving down inflation. This 'race to…

US Republicans will block Supreme Court appointment

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UNITED STATES

A new justice has the potential to change the tenor of the Supreme Court's rulings significantly for many years to come, on issues including the scope of federal regulation…

There is scope to limit EU-US tension over IRA

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EU/US

The EU worries that the bill will harm the competitiveness of the European economy as it seeks to recover from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Brussels is contemplating various…

I-Soon leak exposes scope of China's cyber activity

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CHINA

This leak included corporate documents and internal communications, and detailed a suite of spyware applications developed by Shanghai-based cybersecurity company I-Soon, a…

Eastern Europe's rate policies diverge with Czech cut

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EASTERN EUROPE

The NBP is not cutting interest rates further partly because of tensions with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government, following the defeat of the nationalist Law and…

Brazil domestic woes set back ambitious Africa policy

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AFRICA/BRAZIL

The case investigates whether Lula illegally used his overseas connections to assist Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which has considerable African investments. Expanding…

Russia sees crypto as sanctions solution

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RUSSIA

The invasion of Ukraine and the raft of crippling Western sanctions that followed have rekindled the Russian government's interest in cryptocurrencies, with a view to using them…

China’s sea safety law has international implications

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CHINA

This outlines an expanded scope of operations for the Maritime Safety Administration (MSA)'s patrol boats across China’s claimed jurisdictional waters, and authorises the MSA to…

Loss of farmland puts China's food security at risk

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CHINA

China and food security.

ASEAN differences will slow RCEP talks

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ASEAN

These talks have stalled over the scope of tariff reforms and conflicting bilateral agreements. However, following the likely demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the…