Hints and tips:
...Wu, the new CSRC head, told reporters at the press conference on Wednesday that “small and medium-size investors are not just a priority — they are the priority”....
...Monetary policy: Federal Reserve board governor Christopher Wallace is set to give a speech on the economic outlook at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution....
...Within a total of $4.4tn of income-producing CRE loans, about $1.75tn is held by institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation....
...Lee White, Gabon’s environment minister, argues that the gas widely used for cooking in his country may be the most practical solution, at least in the medium term....
...Now, average federal student loan debt for a four-year degree in the US is $37,574. That’s a 25 per cent rate of inflation over two years....
...Credible institutions and (mostly) well set regulations support competition. These are the main ingredients for sustainable growth....
...Our account of the Public Debt Clause as an artefact and medium of a postwar political settlement is not a tale of progressive heroes and reactionary villains....
...He believes comedy is a more natural medium for Wall Street and City stories. “How high-stakes can finance be?” he laughs. “Oh no, you closed a trade and lost a million dollars!”...
...“In an information civilisation, our information spaces must exist under public law and be governed by democratic institutions . . ....
...Through the medium of art, Enuma offers some advice on how to survive the holiday season....
...Out here this is a medium sized farm. For centuries Brazil was a coastal nation....
...administration, to lead regulatory oversight at the Federal Reserve....
...At the city level, from Amsterdam and The Hague to Stockholm and cities such as Norwich and Liverpool in the UK, policies are being passed to end such “badverts” in the public domain....
...For days, tanks and artillery guns pounded the moors and forests of the Lüneburg Heath, stirring up clouds of dust so high they blocked out the sun....
...At a news conference to mark his first year in office, Biden said Russia would “pay a stiff price, immediately, short-term, medium-term and long-term” in the event of an invasion of its neighbour Ukraine...
...I was lucky enough to visit the village before fires tore through the surrounding forests this summer....
...“Otherwise, you can take it to Puerto Ordaz [a city north of Canaima] and get it melted down and turned into a little ingot. Then you can sell it for more.”...
...Chart du jour: Not so renewable energy Cutting forests to produce wood pellets which count as a green energy source is something the EU is being criticised for....
...The US Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive on Tuesday related to the PW4000-112, an engine used in about 8 per cent of Boeing’s 777 aircraft....
...By any standards it’s an impressive building, with floor-to-ceiling windows giving views straight into the surrounding forest....
...Corruption remains entrenched and democratic institutions fragile....
...Bird scoots to the bank If the Spac frenzy has a defining medium, it’s the PowerPoint presentation....
...“It’s a good time to take a step back and let the institutions of our democracy do their jobs,” he said....
...Back in the 19th century, wild hogs let loose in New York City ate up all the rubbish....
...These institutions are a vital public good and they require adequate investment....
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