u.s. economy today 2021
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Europe must put more pressure on Russian oil exports
The writer is a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University In 1951, six European…
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Five stars for Aftersun at Cannes — a subtle summer marvel
The effects of Covid can still be felt at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It’s not evident in the spaces…
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Clifford Chance raises pay for newly qualified lawyers to £125,000 a year
Clifford Chance has raised pay for newly qualified UK-based lawyers to £125,000 in the latest escalation of a fierce pay…
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Partygate photos prompt renewed criticism of Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday came under renewed criticism following the publication of photographs reportedly showing him drinking with…
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Putin ally gives evidence against former Ukrainian president
Kyiv has released a video in which Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Ukraine accuses the country’s former president Petro Poroshenko…
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Rape allegations against French minister overshadow Macron’s new government
Emmanuel Macron’s government has stood by a newly appointed minister accused by two women of sexual violence, saying it was…
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Gene editing enables tomatoes to make ‘sunshine vitamin’
Scientists in the UK have successfully created tomatoes that make large amounts of vitamin D in their leaves and fruit…
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Lies weaken Russia in its trial of strength with the west
Vladimir Putin has a name for the west. He calls it the “empire of lies”. The Russian leader’s announcement of…
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Time trickles away for a success at the WTO
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7 things to watch at Davos
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How war in Ukraine convinced Germany to rebuild its army
Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the German government said it would spend €100bn on modernising its army, the Bundeswehr.…
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‘A bonfire of the decencies’: Peter Hennessy on Boris Johnson’s government
British politics lurches so wildly that it’s hard to remember what happened a few weeks ago, let alone a few…
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Eurozone to end negative interest rates within months, Lagarde indicates
The European Central Bank is on track to lift its main policy rate back to zero by the end of…
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How shadow banks threaten the global economy
The writer is chair of Rockefeller International As the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates, debate rages over whether this…
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EU states braced for extra cash demands from Brussels
EU member states are braced for demands of extra money from Brussels as the EU budget comes under significant strain…
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Joe Biden pledges to defend Taiwan militarily if China were to invade
US president Joe Biden has pledged to defend Taiwan militarily if China were to invade in remarks made during his…
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What a bear market means
Good morning. Ethan here. London was kind to Rob, until it wasn’t. He caught something nasty on the way home,…
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Why seizing and selling Russian assets is dogged by legal issues
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Conservative young Brazilians complicate Lula’s path to presidency
Urging young Brazilians to vote, the American actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio said last month youth turnout in the October…
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Russia threat deters bond investors from Baltics and Finland
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent jitters through bond markets in the Baltics and Finland, and deterred international investment in…
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Key supplier says China will struggle to develop advanced chip technology
The chief executive of JSR, one of the world’s largest suppliers of a material critical for semiconductor production, has said…
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Global tensions strain weak links in tech supply chains
Technology often transcends borders. The internet is the clearest example: a network encircling the globe, connecting billions of people for…
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The rebirth of Hotel Chelsea – and three other legendary hotels
As New York stories go, the Hotel Chelsea’s is good enough to have filled pages already. Opened in 1884 as…
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Has the Fed’s favourite inflation measure continued to fall?
Has inflation slowed US consumer spending? EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco says the US has already reached peak inflation, but…
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The EU has a plan for a common energy policy — now it must deliver
For the EU, Russia’s war on Ukraine has been an unexpected wake-up call. It has clarified European leaders’ thinking about…
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Five things to watch for at Summer Davos
The World Economic Forum defines its mission as improving the state of the planet. Yet when it gathers 2,500 of…
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‘Like a frat house’: can UK parliament’s culture be reformed?
“It’s so toxic at the moment. It’s like Guess Who — with everyone trying to figure out the next harasser,”…
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Biden and Yoon agree to step up deterrence against North Korea
The US and South Korea have committed to exploring “new and additional steps” to reinforce deterrence as Pyongyang continues to…
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Ukraine’s long and winding road towards the EU
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‘Megadrought’ threatens water and power supplies to millions in US
The “megadrought” gripping the southwestern US has driven water levels at the two largest reservoirs to record lows, forcing unprecedented…
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The new order of St Barths
As we bank towards the famous runway, metres from the beach of Saint Jean, the visions that fleet across my…
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National Ballet of Marseille celebrates its 50th year with a Paris programme
Some anniversaries are harder to celebrate than others. The National Ballet of Marseille turns 50 this year, but since its…
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‘Back to where he never left’: founder of Brazil’s BTG Pactual returns to fold
A self-made billionaire by the age of 40 and the face of an institution once described as the “Goldman of…
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Boris Johnson and Simon Case braced for criticism in partygate report
Prime minister Boris Johnson and cabinet secretary Simon Case are expected to be criticised in a long-awaited report into the…
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Military briefing: Ukraine seeks way to break Russia’s Black Sea blockade
The sky above the Ukrainian city of Lviv lit up in the early hours of Tuesday after a volley of…
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Richemont shares slide 11% as Yoox Net-a-Porter deal drags on
Richemont has struck a cautious note on the lasting effect of pandemic lockdowns in China and showed little sign of…
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Ukraine’s ex-president Petro Poroshenko: ‘The army is like my child, and I am very proud’
I have not even sat down to my lunch with Petro Poroshenko and already I’m feeling outmanoeuvred. We are walking…
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Outback and beyond in Australia
If you want to see Sydney in full boomtown spate, go to Margaret on a Friday night. Opened last year…
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McDonald’s departure from Moscow marks the end of an era
It was the longest I’d ever queued for a hamburger. The line at Pushkin Square snaked back and forth through…
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Boris Johnson’s Downing Street shake-up needs to succeed — and fast
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Sweden’s Nato ambitions run into Kurdish row
Just six months after becoming prime minister, Sweden’s Magdalena Andersson has led her country to the brink of joining Nato after centuries of military…
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China cuts mortgage lending rate by record as lockdowns hit economy
China has cut its main interest rate underpinning mortgage lending by the most on record as policymakers seek to mitigate…
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The hope for China’s tech ‘uninvestables’
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FirstFT: US Senate approves $40bn Ukraine aid package
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Brussels to help EU countries end reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
Brussels is to help EU countries end their dependency on Russian nuclear fuel as it seeks to cut the bloc’s…
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Microsoft woos Brussels as battle over the cloud intensifies
Will the future of global information technology be dominated by a handful of US cloud computing giants, along with one…
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Northern Ireland’s DUP stakes its future on Brexit battle with London
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is gambling the future of his Democratic Unionist party on a battle of wills with the British…
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Hungary’s MOL prepares to move away from Russian oil
Hungary’s biggest energy company is preparing its oil refineries to process non-Russian oil, a sign that Budapest may eventually come…
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French waste and water tie-up risks rise to UK bills, regulator warns
UK competition regulators have warned that the €13bn merger of French waste and water groups Veolia and Suez risks driving…
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US faces summer fuel price surge
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