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Former US treasury secretary: there will be no soft landing
World

Former US treasury secretary: there will be no soft landing

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers is predicting further pain ahead for the US economy.

Peter Griffin 24 Sep 2022
It’s every nation for itself as dollar batters global currencies
World

It’s every nation for itself as dollar batters global currencies

Fuelled by hawkish Federal Reserve policy, US economic strength and investors in search of a haven from market swoons, the greenback is surging relentlessly against counterparts big and small by the most in decades. 

Bloomberg 23 Sep 2022
Recession may be price to pay for crushing inflation
World

Recession may be price to pay for crushing inflation

Policymakers, criticised for being too late to realise the scale of the US inflation problem, are moving aggressively to catch up.

Bloomberg 22 Sep 2022
A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear
Opinion

Bloomberg: A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear

No matter the enmity between Beijing and Washington, no matter the other conflicts going on, the spectre of nuclear war must and can unite the world against the threat. 

Bloomberg 22 Sep 2022