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Manufacturing and services demand is softening
The flash PMI surveys for August showed the manufacturing and services sectors softening in Europe, Japan and Australia
InternationalFed/ECB strategies renew monetary policy for the 2020s
The revisions to ECB and US monetary policy strategies adjust policymaking for the structural changes of recent decades
InternationalFintechs face rising pressure to curb money laundering
The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced new steps to curb money laundering through its services
InternationalUK retail and US jobs show the rebound is incomplete
UK retail sales fell in July, likely temporarily, and US jobless claims keep falling, though not to pre-pandemic levels
InternationalFacebook's misinformation data have critical gaps
Facebook has released its second quarter report on how it is tackling misinformation on its platforms
InternationalJihadists will keep a close eye on Taliban governance
Jihadist movements are congratulating the Taliban on their 'historic win'
AfghanistanThe looming pensions crisis requires policy attention
Straining pension systems, 25% of people in high-income nations will be aged 65 or more by 2040, twice the share in 2000
InternationalWaning investment appeal will check the gold price
A lack of investment appeal is undermining the trajectory of the gold price, outweighing a stable outlook for supply
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