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Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
Can Japan learn to love nuclear power?
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Can Japan learn to love nuclear power?

The reality is dawning on Japan that it can’t oppose Russian energy, climate change and nuclear power all at once.

Bloomberg 25 Aug 2022
Global food prices actually falling
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Global food prices actually falling

Early fears about global food commodity shortages are starting to look overdone, although prices for many were high even before the Russian war on Ukraine.

The Economist 25 Aug 2022
Julian Robertson, hedge-fund guru to ‘Tiger Cubs,’ dies
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Julian Robertson, hedge-fund guru to ‘Tiger Cubs,’ dies

Spending part of each year in New Zealand, Robertson owned wineries as well as several golf resorts in the South Pacific nation.

Bloomberg 24 Aug 2022
A Tough Crowd for Powell at Jackson Hole
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A Tough Crowd for Powell at Jackson Hole

The chair of the Federal Reserve may have a hard time convincing markets that the central bank is serious about defeating inflation. But he’ll have to try.

23 Aug 2022