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What Should Central Banks Do?
Despite unprecedented monetary easing by central banks since the 2008 financial crisis, inflation in most advanced economies remains stubbornly low. Should central bankers concentrate on bolstering the credibility of their targets for price stability, or has the time come to focus on tackling other problems instead?
Europe for Europe’s Sake
Following Turkey’s spurning of its Western allies in Syria and an abortive NATO summit this month, the transatlantic alliance seems to have hit a new political low. Is French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent lament about NATO’s “brain death” becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy?
The Sino-American Attrition
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Both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would benefit from a face-saving deal to end the ongoing trade war. But even if Trump and Xi manage to ease tensions in the short term, the future of the two countries’ economic relationship remains in doubt.
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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development
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Where Is the AMR Rebellion?
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