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Impact of AI on labour to test policymakers thoroughly
The IMF has published a paper on impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on labour markets and inequality
InternationalNatural gas prices are set to moderate further in 2024
Despite a resurgence in Asian LNG demand, gas markets look well supplied amid warm winter temperatures
InternationalBitcoin ETF approval is a key crypto regulation step
The US SEC has approved the inclusion of spot bitcoin in exchange traded funds
InternationalWeak investment and trade dampens global GDP prospects
World growth will slow from 2.6% to 2.4% this year, led by slower Chinese and US growth and only a modest trade recovery
InternationalUpcoming elections lift short-run policies to the fore
Davos will discuss AI-generation information, climate change, living costs, armed conflict and political polarisation
InternationalLong Red Sea crisis would absorb shipping overcapacity
Shipping freight is in a cyclical downturn, but attacks on ships in the Red Sea cast the outlook in uncertainty
InternationalECB will be cautious about cutting rates too early
Headline inflation rose from 2.4% to 2.9% in December as energy price falls stabilised and services prices picked up
EUFood price slowdown will be very slow and very uneven
Food prices fell for the 19th month in 21 but remain 27% higher than at the start of 2019; sugar prices fell promisingly
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