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China’s Inflation May Lead to More Stimulus

09/07/2014(0)
China’s consumer inflation cooled slightly more than expected in June, pointing to lingering weakness in the economy which could prompt Beijing to launch further stimulus measures to shore up ... Read More
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U.S. small business confidence edges lower, still near six-year high

08/07/2014(0)
U.S. small business sentiment weakened in June, pulling back from a six-year high because firms felt less confident the economy would improve in the coming months. The National Federation ... Read More
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Japan Current Account Surplus Above Expectations

08/07/2014(0)
Japan’s current account logged a higher-than-expected surplus in May, government data showed on Tuesday, as the trade deficit narrowed due to a decline in imports. But the improvement in ... Read More
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Piketty with Chinese Characteristics

04/07/2014(0)
In his bestselling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty argues that capitalism aggravates inequality through several mechanisms, all of which are based on the notion that r ... Read More
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German Business Confidence Declines as Economy Seen Slowing

23/05/2014(0)
German business confidence declined more than economists forecast amid signs that growth in the euro area’s largest economy will slow this quarter. The Ifo institute’s business climate index, based ... Read More
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Demand for Venture Capital Outstripping the Supply

15/05/2014(0)
Fewer entrepreneurs expect to be able to tap traditional venture capital funds in 2014, but corporate venture money may help fill the gap. As talk of a tech bubble ... Read More
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Europe grew faster than U.S.

15/05/2014(0)
European economic growth was weaker than expected in the first three months of 2014, but still managed to outpace the U.S. for the first time in three years. Gross ... Read More
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What Obama and Abe Didn’t Talk About

25/04/2014(0)
As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently reminded readers, the dirtiest word an economist can call you is “Japanese.” Swedes must be stewing with regret for giving Krugman ... Read More
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Puerto Rico woos rich with hefty tax breaks

23/04/2014(0)
John Paulson is expected to expand his investment in Puerto Rico to $1 billion by the end of next year, as the hedge fund titan leads a growing brigade ... Read More
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Japan exports growth slows sharply, keeps pressure on BOJ to act

22/04/2014(0)
Japan suffered its worst annual trade deficit in March as exports growth slowed to its weakest in a year, suggesting a rapid loss of economic momentum that may prompt ... Read More
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