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When has there ever been certainty?
None can deny whose strong arms made the winning difference in World War II. The same fingerprints can be found on the remnants of the Berlin Wall, and on the Iron Curtain not merely thrown open but...
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Five reasons why European CRE isn’t out of the woods yet
Recent European valuations data from MSCI for Q2 confirmed that capital values are still falling, but at a slower pace than they were last winter. This raises the question as to...
The Professor
CRE debt refinancing requirements increase across Europe & UKPremium
In September, the ECB raised its key interest rates for a 10th consecutive time, taking the deposit rate to a record high of 4.00% from a historic low of minus 0.50% in just over a year, but economists believe that this was the last increase in 2023.
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Global Inflation Heat Maps September/October 2023Premium
Despite the recovery of energy prices and its reflection in transport inflation, there remains a net disinflationary bias among advanced economies as core inflation rates drift lower.
The Storyteller
The gift of Miss Helen Story, remembered
The time I have spent looking for my glasses — over the 70 years since I got glasses in the fourth grade, it must add up to a couple thousand hours, roaming near-sighted from...
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Five things that the west doesn’t understand about China’s foreign policy
China’s capacity to surprise western politicians was demonstrated recently, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping was unexpectedly absent from the G20 summit. There were a few reasons...
The Professor
I helped select the Nobel laureates in physics – here’s how our committee decides
I am serving my ninth and final year in the Nobel Committee for Physics, which is an absolutely fascinating job – albeit hard. The best bit is hearing the reactions of the...
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