Forex

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How China’s zero-COVID policy is taking a toll on its economy

The more contagious omicron strain of COVID-19 is testing China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy and while many signs underscore the strategy’s adverse impact on the country’s economic recovery, Beijing continues to stick to it, dismissing suggestions that China should learn to...
FIFA

The economics of the FIFA World Cup

In a few months from now, billions of people will be glued to their TVs for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that is set to take place in Qatar. Every four years, soccer’s global governing body gathers teams from over...
Jobs

Has the US recovered the 20 million jobs it lost in 2020?

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a significant blow to the jobs market globally in 2020 at the height of lockdowns and border restrictions. In the US, the world’s largest economy, employment figures have yet to return to their pre-COVID-19 level...
Is the krona a new safe-haven currency?

Is the krona a new safe-haven currency?

The Swedish krona is among the major currencies that are susceptible to the latest developments in East Europe alongside the Euro, and both have been a basis for market sentiment surrounding the conflict on markets and economies. On March 7,...
recession

Will an inversion in US bond yields trigger a recession?

Worries of a looming recession intensified late Thursday last week after the yield on the two-year US Treasury bonds hit 2.337% as the yield on 10-year bonds fell to 2.331%, marking an inversion that usually preceded previous periods recessions. It...
eu stagflation

Why is the EU in danger of stagflation?

Talks of a looming stagflation in the European Union have intensified over the past month as the region suffers from what many describe as the worst conflict in the continent in decades, threatening skyrocketing inflation, supply shortages, job losses and...
Yen USD

Will the yen hit 150 against the greenback?

The Japanese yen fell to a seven-year low of 125 against the US dollar on Monday as the Bank of Japan continued easing its monetary policy further widening the gap with the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone. But instead of...
gas for rubles

Will importers cave into Putin’s gas for Rubles demand?

In what is widely seen as an attempt to circumvent Western sanctions and prop up the Russian ruble, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently required “unfriendly” buyers of the country’s natural gas to pay in rubles, a move that could have...
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Are commodity cash crops contributing to rising food prices?

For years, climate change and extreme weather events, coupled with a ballooning population, have had an impact on food production and supply globally. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on supply chains, as well as the recent geopolitical tensions...
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