The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries – The Economist
Impoverished countries do not have much in common. Half the population of Niger, a landlocked African nation beset by military coups, live in extreme poverty,...
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Dollar’s surge sparks biggest fall in emerging market currencies in 2 years – The Financial Times
A surging US dollar and a “confluence of bad news” have sparked the biggest sell-off in emerging market currencies since the early stages of the...
US Labor Costs Revised Down in Sign of Easing Inflation Pressure – Bloomberg
US third-quarter labor costs grew less than initially estimated after a downwardly revised decline in the prior three months, adding to evidence the job market...
Wall Street’s complex debt bonanza hits fastest pace since 2007 – WSJ
Investors’ “relentless” appetite for juicy returns has triggered the biggest boom on Wall Street in complex financial products since the lead-up to the global financial...
Fiscal Debt Binge Is World’s Biggest Stability Threat, BIS Says – Bloomberg
Government borrowing habits pose the biggest danger to world economic stability and recent shifts in market sentiment should serve as a warning, the Bank for...
France Has a Debt Problem, But Europe Does Not – WSJ
France has a debt problem, but the European Union in aggregate does not. French lawmakers last week ousted a prime minister for the first time...
AI adds bespoke features to ready-made tools – The Financial Times
The ability of large language models (LLMs) to sort through troves of documents has been seized on by law firms. As the technology develops, a...
RBA Hold Rates Steady But Sounds More Confident That Inflation Is Being Tamed – WSJ
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates on hold as expected on Tuesday, but said it is gaining confidence that inflation is on track...
U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rose in October, Reversing September’s Fall – WSJ
Stocks at U.S. wholesalers rose in October, flipping the decline of last month, Commerce Department data said Monday.Inventories at merchant wholesalers were up 0.2% on...
Why Talk of a Half-Point ECB Rate Cut Just Won’t Go Away – Bloomberg
Investors and economists can’t quite shake the idea that the European Central Bank will deliver a bigger cut in interest rates over the coming months....