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Dependency ratios overstate economic impacts of ageing
Population ageing will dampen major nations’ growth and budget scope but data crudeness means these fears are overstated
InternationalNew cybersecurity report underlines basic security
Microsoft has published an extensive report on the state of cybersecurity since July last year
InternationalFood prices will be far above 2015-19 levels in 2024
The global food price index fell month-on-month for the 16th month in 18 in September but remains far above January 2019
InternationalGreen transition casts ultra-low rates return in doubt
The IMF analytical chapters raise a tension between public debt rising but inflation expectations remaining flat
InternationalIndustry robots will lift productivity and inequality
Industrial robot numbers nearly tripled in the decade to 2021, but US evidence of concentration fuels inequality fears
InternationalState of US job market keeps rate rise an option
Job openings ticked up in August but other indicators showed the still-tight job market slowing steadily
United StatesAI tools pose a rising threat to internet freedoms
A new report has underlined the rise in internet restrictions and in the misuse of artificial intelligence tools
InternationalGlobal services slowdown raises policy-making risks
The services PMIs are largely contracting, helping bring headline prices lower but also slowing major economies' growth
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