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Stablecoin card spending topped $1.1bn in August. An Economist investigation finds weak identity checks are helping sanctions evaders and Chinese users reach US AI models.
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Public debt in advanced economies stands near 110% of GDP and deficits keep rising. Bond investors are charging more for long-term risk.
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After nearing a soft landing, rich-world inflation is edging up again. Central banks are raising interest rates to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2021-22.
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Forecasters predict structural exhaustion and even recession in Russia after four years of war spending — but distorted statistics, a tight labour market and ample fiscal levers suggest…
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Euro-area borrowing costs are climbing again as traders return from summer. Energy-driven inflation, strained budgets and competition for global capital are pushing yields higher — with little relief…
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Beijing is offering 40-year mortgages and longer credit for builders to revive a market depressed since 2021. Stricter pre-sale controls should cut risk — but may also hold…
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At the Fed's Jackson Hole gathering, Kevin Warsh swapped early mixed signals for hawkish guidance on inflation. Yet with public debt at records, bond havens fading and AI…