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The ECB’s latest bank lending survey shows little sign of a marked pick-up in economic activity

Global manufacturing prospects are improving in spite of supply chain troubles and continued contraction in Europe

All top global tech firms face regulatory or legislative scrutiny for anti-competitive practices

AI generated mis/disinformation is a growing risk but no clear policy response is apparent

Food prices continue to edge down overall but remain historically high and rising vegetable oil prices raise concern

Last month Japan’s stock market hit a record high, 34 years after the last record, and the BoJ loosened monetary policy

Inflation slowed to 2.4% in March and core prices to below 3% but services CPI remains a risk, especially in the South

The nickel market will be under pressure from oversupply and from its environmental unfriendliness into the 2030s