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Transatlantic inflation gap set to hit highest level in decades
UK figures poised to show rate of price increases is almost three times as high as in the US
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Ukraine’s urgent need for supplies lays bare Europe’s defence industry
War has spurred policymakers and companies into action but production will take years to match demand
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Why it’s dangerous to assume banks are profiteering
A minimally profitable banking system is unlikely to prove convincingly robust
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Does Xi Jinping need a plan B for China’s economy?
As growth has failed to pick up post-Covid, calls are growing louder for the president to launch a weighty stimulus package
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Beijing struggles to revive China’s paralysed property market
Help for developers is not translating into investor confidence or rising sales
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Why China is flirting with deflation as the west battles rising prices
Beijing policymakers fear low investment and consumer spending will hamper the economy’s post-Covid recovery
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China’s economy loses momentum in second quarter
Difficulties facing the world’s second-largest economy will put further pressure on global growth
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NHS consultants in England step up their plans for strikes
Rail workers will also walk out this week in dispute over pay and working conditions
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