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The US bosses of the Swiss national bank

by Peter C. Earle and Mariana F. Trujillo | Apr 15, 2024

In December 2020, half a year into the pandemic, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) received a call from the US Treasury Department. For years, the US had accused Switzerland of...

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Global Inflation Heat Maps October/November 2023
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by Peter Warburton | Mar 21, 2024

This article is part of our Premium Content Stream, a new Property Chronicle initiative to bring you additional high quality analysis of multiple asset classes. It is currently...

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China continues to see its house prices fall

by Shaun Richards | Mar 18, 2024

Yesterday evening I stopped to take a look at the twin towers at the Vauxhall end of the Nine Elms development which look nearly complete. As they have changed hands they...

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Rent Stabilisation: Controls by another name

by Jason Sorens | Mar 18, 2024

The Washington State House has passed a bill to cap rent increases at 7 percent a year. The Senate has yet to vote on it, and the governor has not taken a position. If...

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High costs, greenlash hit Europe

by Nikolai G. Wenzel | Mar 11, 2024

The eyes of the world may be on the US presidential election. But another, usually sleepy campaign is underway: European Parliament elections in June 2024. Most of the action...

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Panda diplomacy: what China’s decision to send bears to the US reveals about its economy

by Chee Meng Tan | Mar 4, 2024

A deal was signed between San Diego Zoo and China’s Wildlife Conservation Association in February 2024 that paved the way for Chinese giant pandas to return to the US...

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Milei’s bid for freedom

by Paul Schwennesen | Feb 12, 2024

Argentine President Javier Milei’s address to the World Economic Forum was, as you’ve no doubt heard, a real corker. The principles of classical liberalism have not been so...

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UK: Recession watch

by Tim Congdon | Jan 29, 2024

The UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, yet the prevailing money supply indicators strongly suggest an impending recession in 2024. A decline in M4x of over £3b. during the...

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Crypto: The end is nigh

by Bill Blain | Jan 29, 2024

Finally, I think the Bitcoin improbability bubble has burst. Ever since it claimed it was mainstream and respectable back in January when the SEC was bounced into giving...