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Policymakers should start making contingency plans now
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Our understanding of comparative advantage is confused and damaging
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Why is it not the economy, stupid?
Declining to cut is punishment enough
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IRS says Inflation Reduction Act funding will let it audit dozens of companies and individuals
Minutes from January meeting showed rate-setters remained ‘highly attentive’ to inflation risks
Move includes billions of dollars to replace container cranes amid concerns hackers could disrupt supply chains
Data highlight difficulties in cutting Chinese exporters out of American supply chains
Clarity sought on climate legislation as Seoul and Washington are brought closer by need to reduce dependence on China
Prices of some items did not fall as much as anticipated, claims world’s largest retailer
An international comparison unmasks the culprits and has a sting in the tail
Demand for air travel is booming in south and south-east Asia, which are less sensitive to US-China tensions
Americans want to be told the truth about the overconcentration of political and economic power and how it will be addressed
Western governments fear Beijing may try to ease domestic overcapacity with cheap exports
Strong American economy and tax incentives lure investors as Berlin frets over deindustrialisation
Traditional allies of the US are pondering a response to Trump 2.0 but they need a plan for a Democratic election victory as well
Brian Kemp claims landmark Inflation Reduction Act has fanned inflation
Industry says it can help lower costs and enable faster development of electric vehicles in the US and Europe
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