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Western crackdown on ransomware will intensify
US agencies have taken down a major ransomware gang, with support from many European allies
InternationalUS GDP growth will slow sharply in first-half 2023
Headline GDP grew solidly in fourth-quarter 2022 but this was flattered by a sharp rise in inventories
United StatesFed's 2022 rate rises to bite fully this year
Monetary policy works through several channels and has been key to official authorities influencing activity recently
InternationalSupply problems are multiplying in the copper market
Demand for copper from the decarbonisation sector will rise markedly this decade but supply will not keep pace
InternationalFive Eyes cyber plans will focus on Russia and China
The 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing alliance is rethinking its priorities
InternationalSouth Korea to struggle to miss recession this quarter
GDP fell in October-December for the first time since second-quarter 2020 as exports and consumption fell sharply
South KoreaEuropean activity is stabilising not sharply rising
UK producer price inflation slowed to 16.5% in December and the German IFO business climate index picked up in January
InternationalGoTo cyber breach underlines risks to corporates
Software-as-a-service firm GoTo was hacked in November, but the scale of the attack is greater than expected
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