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Fed rate rise guidance will be key to calming markets
The Fed meeting reiterated the hawkish shift of the central bank, citing job market strength and optimism about COVID
United StatesMeta's many woes cloud future of its stablecoin
Facebook's Diem stablecoin project appears to be headed for a shutdown
InternationalCOVID and inflation strains cloud the economic outlook
The IMF markedly downgraded its forecast for global growth in 2022, led by the United States and China
InternationalFed’s hawkish pivot divides opinion in world markets
The Federal Reserve shifted to a more hawkish stance last month and is likely to reinforce this at its meeting today
InternationalFreight rates will normalise higher than pre-pandemic
Container shipping congestion is worse than ever and it will take well over a year to return to operational normality
InternationalEurope may outstrip Japan and Australia in early 2022
The flash PMIs for January showed that Europe is currently more resilient to COVID disruption than Japan and Australia
InternationalRemote working fuels crime in stolen data
The sharp and somewhat haphazard rise in remote working has left vast quantities of sensitive data on insecure servers
InternationalGlobal quantum technology competition will heat up
Quantum technologies are becoming an area of competition among the world’s technologically advanced nations
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