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Euro-area headline and core inflation will diverge
Consumer price inflation eased to single digits in December on lower energy prices, but core inflation rose to a record
EUUK employment and nominal wage growth will weaken
The labour market remains tight but will gradually weaken while reduced wage demands will ease wage-price spiral fears
United KingdomChip tensions to fuel high-purity quartz market growth
Quartz, a key component of the semiconductor value chain, is escaping the constraints of US-China sanctions
InternationalThe battery energy storage market will grow rapidly
Electricity storage is as important to energy independence efforts as securing supply, and the market is evolving fast
InternationalThe US Fed is watching jobs nearly as much as prices
The job market is easing very gradually; vacancies fell slightly and quits were lower in November than earlier in 2022
United StatesChinese quantum computing advance will worry West
A group of Chinese scientists have published a paper claiming they have found a way to break a widely used encryption
InternationalUS real interest rates are likely to return to trend
A central question for 2023 is whether interest rates will return to their declining path or remain elevated
InternationalUS-led anti-ransomware group may solidify in 2023
Following the anti-ransomware group's second summit in October-November 2022, its taskforce is set to become operational
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