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US CFPB faces growing restrictions

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UNITED STATES

The majority ruled that this violated the separation of powers. However, the Court decided not to extend this ruling to strike down the rest of the Dodd-Frank statute that created…

India will keep tight control over wheat exports

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INDIA

Delhi last month banned wheat exports except in cases where letters of credit for shipments have already been issued and where foreign governments request supplies to help meet…

Pandemic will alter consumption patterns in China

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CHINA

The rate of decline has slowed in recent months, but household demand remains weak. Consumer optimism is more positive than in many other countries hit by the pandemic, but…

Australian electric vehicle market is slow to take off

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AUSTRALIA

The government's reluctance to promote EVs within a coordinated climate strategy, together with lack of consumer interest and manufacturers' hesitancy about investing, is…

The great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic stimulus schemes and gaps.

Economic policy pressures will endure in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

This has been only partially successful. International loan drawdowns may help the situation in the short term, but the government is having to revise some long-established policy…

BRICS, MINT manufacturing to face global divergences

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INTERNATIONAL

Manufacturing outlook in BRICS and MINT countries.

US corporates could face criminal liability risks

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UNITED STATES

Yellen is widely regarded as a ‘safe pair of hands’; Biden’s other choices for financial regulatory roles are unlikely to infringe the priorities of Democratic donors, including…

China will boost grain supplies

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CHINA

President Xi Jinping has repeatedly cited food security as one of his top strategic priorities. Amid geopolitical tensions and global supply chain disruption, recent years have…

Key document reveals China's 2022 policy priorities

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CHINA

The meeting itself is mostly theatre, but the government's 'Work Report' presented there offers insight into an opaque policy system. With China largely closed to the world, this…