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Conventional wisdom says California is down and out. The facts say otherwise, writes
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From my article on how the significant frontloading of this #Fed hiking cycle (i) amplifies financial stability risk, (ii) turns the central bank's policy dilemma into a trilemma; and (iii) accentuates the spillovers for the rest of the world.
https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-24/how-front-loading-rate-hikes-risks-financial-instability?srnd=opinion…
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If Giorgia Meloni had expected a straightforward passage to becoming Italy’s first woman prime minister, she hadn’t counted on her coalition ally Silvio Berlusconi’s enduring desire to control
The speed with which interest rates are going higher for longer, while needed to curb inflation, significantly increases the risk to financial stability, says
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History shows that nothing causes fiscal and monetary instability quite like multiple big, long conflicts, writes
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What took Michelin so long to bestow its imprimatur on one of the world’s preeminent gastronomic capitals?, asks
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Mark Zuckerberg is spending too much time on the metaverse, says
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Regulators are knocking on Web3's door. Whereas in the US it's the SEC that's got startups feeling hot under the collar, in Europe it's gambling regulators worried about money laundering and addiction that are rightly raising the alarm. And France is next
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Europe desperately needs a warm winter. Even an average winter would be problematic https://trib.al/mKuEuox
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Unseasonally mild weather in Europe continue to push down gas and electricity prices -- bringing quite a lot of economic relief.
In late October, Berlin and Zurich may see 20 Celsius this week, and Paris and Madrid almost 25 Celsius.
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Après la dégringolade des marchés crypto, la faillite spectaculaire du jeu de trading Football Index au U.K., et les inquiétudes que suscitent les jeux NFT comme Sorare, ne faudrait-il pas promouvoir une reglementation plus ferme? Et non pas plus "agile"?
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Amazing what you can find when you start digging around for a yard sale. Billions of dollars!
How #CreditSuisse Can Avoid a Costly Share Sale
https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-24/credit-suisse-can-avoid-costly-share-sale-with-disposals-worth-billions…
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In the past, the Chinese government showed an uncanny ability to self-correct.
Is it still able to accept and repair errors?
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It's difficult to successfully sue people for defaming you as a cheater when you've already admitted to cheating
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France appears to have a big success with an NFT trading card collection. But, says , some regulators think it's a bit too much like gambling
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By proceeding with plans to sell its bond holdings, the will act as a crash test dummy for the Fed and the ECB, argues
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Credit Suisse doesn't have to sell shares to fund its restructuring. There are a few trophies it can offload to raise cash, says
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The way Obama talks about issues is strikingly different from the way today's progressives do, says .
More Democrats should adopt his approach
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History shows that nothing causes fiscal and monetary instability quite like multiple big, long conflicts, writes
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Should the US subject ’s ventures to national security reviews, including the deal for Twitter and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network?
Monday at 9 a.m. ET, join , and for a LIVE discussion:
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Steve Bannon will treat his four-month prison sentence like he's Nelson Mandela, via
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Setting interest rates is much harder than writing a paper. This central banker of a bellwether economy can testify to that https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/bank-of-korea-s-rhee-gets-tough-lesson-from-fed-dollar?sref=FiLfbRnr… via
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There are millions of unfilled jobs in the US.
That translates into a lot of wasted human potential, say "Growing Fairly" authors and Kate Markin Coleman
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However altruistic it may sound, Xi's model is untested, vague and theoretical at best. Only his most loyal lieutenants are there to somehow carry it out.
As for others, it’s better to retire early
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Xi touted his new development model, which centers on the state’s role in economic activities and the notion of common prosperity.
He advocated it as an alternative way toward modernization, compared to the unchecked capitalism in the west https://trib.al/ru3K5LT
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China's Communist Party cadres are gripped with fear as the anti-graft campaign — Xi’s signature policy — rages on, implicating his old friends.
Bureaucrats are increasingly being punished for laxity
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Xi vowed to grow China into a “medium-level developed country” by 2035, which, according to economists, requires an average 4.7% annual growth rate going forward.
How can that be achieved, if Beijing still hangs onto its Covid-Zero policy? https://trib.al/ru3K5LT
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But equally likely, Li and Wang may have decided not to take on the demanding burden of executing Xi’s economic agenda either.
It is sometimes better to exit the stage early
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Xi issued a stern warning against “power centers,” groups of politicians that affiliate with and promote each other.
Premier Li and Wang are veterans of the Communist Youth League, an incubator for China’s future political elites that Xi has sidelined
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Premier Li Keqiang is no longer on the Central Committee.
Wang Yang is out, too. Their exit marks the first time in at least three decades that a member of the Politburo Standing Committee has retired early https://trib.al/ru3K5LT
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For the first time in 25 years, there is no woman in the 25-member Politburo, even though Xi vowed in his party congress speech last weekend to uphold gender equality
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New members of the Politburo Standing Committee include:
—Shanghai party secretary Li Qiang
—Guangdong province’s party chief Li Xi
—Beijing party secretary Cai Qi
—Xi’s chief of staff Ding Xuexiang
Li Qiang is likely to become China’s next premier https://trib.al/ru3K5LT
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The line up for the new leadership of China’s Communist Party is out. It’s a clean sweep for President Xi Jinping.
The new Politburo Standing Committee — China’s most powerful governing body — is comprised with his men
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The problem with so few female politicians in China is the hierarchy system, says .
“It's not that easy to rise to the top.”
Tune in for a LIVE discussion of the key takeaways from the Communist Party Congress:
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Setting interest rates is much harder than writing a paper. This central banker of a bellwether economy can testify to that, writes
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Three decades of pursuing denuclearization in North Korea have been a bust, writes
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Democrats tend to ostracize authoritarians; Republicans welcome them, writes
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What if, instead of causing people to use less gas, energy efficiency just leads them to drive more?
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States with lower taxes are attracting new residents, but some of those people might be disappointed
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McCarthy sounds like he is ready to put the most radical Republicans in charge, even when that means disregarding what the majority of the Republican conference wants
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Nestle sells many of the things people prioritize, such as pet food and coffee, which together account for about 40% of sales.
That puts it in a stronger position than companies selling items that can be more easily substituted https://trib.al/QFuQmRt
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There is no escaping the fact that the 2008 crisis was partly driven by policymakers and economists placing too much faith in the banking system’s ability to manage credit creation unburdened by oversight
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Our columnists will break down the key takeaways from China's Party Congress.
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Another Supreme Court precedent from the 1970s is set to fall
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For a prime minister in good health to arrive and be forced out so swiftly for purely political rather than personal health reasons is unprecedented
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Bank of America delivered more stable revenues than peers even in volatile markets
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“I sat musing amid the ruins of the Capitol” — but musing about the decline and fall of other empires: https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/cold-war-2-with-china-and-russia-is-becoming-ww3-niall-ferguson?sref=ojq9DljU… 1/8
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I wrote in in summer 2021 that was rushing our return to normalcy. https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-23/is-the-covid-19-pandemic-over-don-t-be-so-confident…
Apparently his science advisors felt the same way at the time:
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Obama's view of so-called cancel culture is one a lot of Democrats share, says , but they are reluctant to say so
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If DC's professional paranoiacs are worried about Musk owning social media, wait till they hear about AI and AVs https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-21/if-elon-musk-owning-twitter-risks-security-what-about-tesla?sref=kOk687Pk… via $TSLA $TWTR
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It isn't a lack of sunshine that blocks Florida's solar sector https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-21/florida-s-hurricane-blackouts-should-get-a-solar-fix?sref=kOk687Pk… via
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My latest: The Michelin stars just showered on #Istanbul will shine a light on Turkish cuisine around the world, says
https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-22/michelin-s-stars-for-istanbul-are-late-but-welcome… via
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Two weeks ago the supply chain almost ran aground in the Mississippi River. https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-21/climate-change-impact-on-mississippi-river-has-mighty-repercussions… me, on the future of the Mississippi for
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It’s a clean sweep for President Xi, who stuffed the Communist Party’s top decision body with his allies.
He will need them, to execute his untested, vague, theoretical new development model. My latest for
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When will the UK finally move on from the phone-hacking scandal?
https://bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-22/prince-harry-and-elton-john-want-the-daily-mail-to-answer-for-phone-hacking?sref=jR90f8Ni… via
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Despite spending $18 billion a year on workforce development, the US is failing to help workers get the skills needed to move into better jobs, say "Growing Fairly" authors Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman
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Oil. Aluminum. Wheat. And much, much more, all in our daily Elements newsletter. Sign up now https://trib.al/UgOm1pP
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It might be easier to beat Magnus Carlsen at chess than it is to win a $100 million lawsuit against him
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Today's diesel crisis leaves the US facing very difficult choices around inflation and energy security
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AI-generated music isn't likely to hurt sales of Taylor Swift's "Midnights," but future artists should consider themselves warned
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If the Biden administration wants to understand why North American oil production lags demand, it should consider the role played by this year's releases from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, writes
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Private aviation is one of the first industries to take the hit during a downturn, but no one is headed for the exits yet
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A lot of state and local stories used to be independent of national trends, says, but not anymore
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Star bankers and senior executives can always be lured if the money is right.
But financial centers also depend on the ancillary infrastructure of less glorious beasts: accountants, IT professionals and compliance specialists
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As China and Russia's relations with the US-led West have turned increasingly hostile, the pairing has evolved into a marriage of necessity
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It takes longer to construct multifamily buildings, and they are only getting bigger
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Inflation gives you more reasons to wait until you're 70 to start taking Social Security
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Niall Ferguson explains that high inflation and interest rates are often harbingers of global conflict. So World War III isn't unthinkable
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If Putin were to fall, writes Sir Max Hastings, his successor is unlikely to be any more inclined to surrender on Ukraine
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There are two big reasons for optimism in the housing market, writes
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China is an important source of revenue for semiconductor companies, but not everyone relies on it to the same extent
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Do people really move because they think their state income taxes are too high?
A recent report from the Tax Foundation provides some compelling evidence that yes, they do
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Blind trust in scientists isn’t being “pro-science.” Scientists can have motives other than the public’s best interest.
And sometimes even with the best of intentions, they make mistakes
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Intel bringing Mobileye to market makes CEO Pat Gelsinger look desperate, writes .
Five years after buying and delisting the company for $15.3 billion, Intel is putting it up for sale again with a price tag of $16 billion https://trib.al/qJeMg6w
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US politicians seem to believe that locally made chips will fortify the nation’s technology supply chain when global tensions are running hot.
They’re mistaken, says
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Even as profit margins shrink, a consumer rebellion against inflation is brewing https://trib.al/pq5CtMy
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