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Cost-of-living strains curb Europe’s near-term outlook
Cost-of-living pressures will constrain economic activity in Western Europe in 2023/24 but will ease in the medium term
EUTech slump reveals structural challenges
Major tech companies posted their fourth-quarter revenues yesterday; the picture is mixed
InternationalBoE/ECB hope for monetary policy stability ahead
The ECB and the BoE both raised interest rates by 50bp, as widely expected
InternationalPrivate-sector fusion spending unlikely to make profit
Nuclear fusion is attracting sizeable funds, but proof of concept and technical and economic viability are uncertain
InternationalOPEC+ refrains from influencing oil market for now
OPEC+ has left its supply policy unchanged to end-2023, as expected
InternationalFed policy rests on path of core inflation and jobs
The Fed raised interest rates by 25bp to 4.5-4.75% as widely expected but cautioned that the “job is not done”
United StatesCrypto turmoil strengthens UK resolve on regulation
Recent turmoil in the crypto market appears to have strengthened the Treasury's resolve to regulate cryptos tightly
United KingdomPrivate sector pick-up is key to China’s recovery
China’s official manufacturing PMI, dominated by large and state-owned firms, is outperforming the unofficial PMI
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