

Though the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.
波士顿—牛场(cattle colony)和活物“生鲜市场”并非SARS-CoV-2最有可能的发源地中国武汉市所独有。它们存在于世界各地。它们基本处于无监管状态,下一场重大传染性病原体的出现只是时间问题。
比如,你可能想不到,全世界最大的水牛养殖场在巴基斯坦卡拉奇,一座有1400万人口的大都市。在拜恩斯牛场(Bhains Colony),大约40万只动物摩肩接踵地挤在六平方公里的范围内,这显然是非常令人不适的场景。但是,该牛场(它以“水牛”的乌尔都语命名)已经存在了半个多世纪,并且兴旺发达,如今拥有1500多个养殖场。
该牛场是卡拉奇牛奶和牛肉供应链的一部分,也是本地重要的就业源泉。它成为大量研究本地赋能、企业家精神和供应链的项目的对象,包括国际援助机构资助的研究项目。
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