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US Fed policy faces inflation balancing act

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UNITED STATES

Last month’s rate rise of 0.75% followed a similar rise in June, taking the rate to 2.5% from 0.15% in January. They show a serious effort to tackle inflation, which has not…

Latin America risks another lost decade

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LATIN AMERICA

The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…

AI 'companions' will become common

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INT

They are represented by realistic-looking human avatars, with whom people can form one-to-one social relationships. Today, the number of people with such AI companions likely…

Hungarian Fidesz illiberalism will defy EU criticism

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HUNGARY

The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the…

Crises threaten trust in Burkina Faso's government

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BURKINA FASO

Opposition and civil society frustration is growing, and the state’s eroding legitimacy could be further weakened by poorly managed polls.

Conspiracy theories will stoke Argentine instability

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ARGENTINA

The bill, adopted as CFK begins her defence against corruption charges today, is unlikely to pass the Lower House. The long-delayed measure (which originally aimed to expand the…

Generative AI carries serious online risks

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INTERNATIONAL

These models are fed huge datasets of media content and trained to generate new content following a short thematic prompt. The most hyped -- and feared -- models include OpenAI’s…

US firms will feel pressure in China, trade war or not

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CHINA

China's options for retaliating against US firms during trade tensions.

Cost-of-living strains curb Europe’s near-term outlook

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EU

Higher prices are hitting Western Europe harder than the United States or China, as the greater exposure to the Russia energy shock has been worsened by labour market and currency…

Euro-area potential GDP will stay on low trajectory

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EURO-AREA/INT

Declining potential growth trends.