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The UK vote on June 23 to leave the EU ('Brexit') startled global financial players, putting pressure on leading central banks to stabilise markets and keep bank funding flowing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212003
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The policy statement gives the government's projection of economic growth and government spending. Gigaba announced that growth for the 2017/18 fiscal year is projected at 0.7%…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225406
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Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has created worries in Ottawa that a more protectionist line from Washington could further dampen weak Canadian business investment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214931
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Even in a country used to trucking strikes, the latest industrial action had a dramatic impact. As roadblocks profoundly disrupted supply chains across the economy, petrol…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB234144
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However, there are question marks over his ability to deliver on the ambitious spending cuts needed as tax collection falls in a weak economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285317
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The Knesset (parliament) approved the 2019 state budget on March 15, over nine months early. The 480-billion-shekel (138-billion-dollar) spending package is mildly expansionary at…
Mounting questions over Fed independence.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239395
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The government, with half an eye on a snap election, is determined not to accede to prolonged austerity without the trade-off of significant debt relief. Timing is all. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216610
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This is Canada's first balanced budget since the 2008-09 financial crisis, but had been delayed by about two months. This was ostensibly due to the government's need to…