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Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
French generative AI underdog taking on US giants
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French generative AI underdog taking on US giants

The new investments brought Mistral's valuation to almost €6b.

AFP 17 Jan 2025
US inflation ticks up to 2.9%
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US inflation ticks up to 2.9%

Gas prices rose sharply, but investors homed in on a small decline in the core CPI.

Surviving Trump's ‘whack-a-mole’ tariffs
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Brian Robins: Surviving Trump's ‘whack-a-mole’ tariffs

Trump's end game is to curtail China's trade position.

Brian Robins 17 Jan 2025