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Higher inflation and lower growth test corporate bonds
The corporate bond market is suffering as an inflation scare morphs into worries about recession
InternationalPolluting plastics output to keep outgrowing world GDP
The world produces plastic, notably single-use material, faster than it can recycle or safely dispose of it
InternationalThe housing boom will slow steadily in coming quarters
The reversal of the house price boom is looming in the United States, the United Kingdom and the euro-area
InternationalHuman-like AI raises deception risks for users
Questions about the sentience of artificial intelligence (AI) systems reveals deeper risks
InternationalRare-earth diversification will rise in Western states
Western states are making progress in securing non-Chinese supplies of rare earths for energy, civilian and defence use
InternationalWeaker demand will aid gradual oil market rebalancing
Slower global growth and demand destruction will dampen demand-side pressures and help to rebalance the oil market
InternationalWage-price spiral risks should moderate in the West
High inflation is fuelling inflation expectations and wage demands, increasing the risk of a wage-price spiral
InternationalSupply chains will dominate the US trade agenda
US trade plans are solidifying eighteen months into the Biden administration amidst a deteriorating global economy
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