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The looming pensions crisis requires policy attention
Straining pension systems, 25% of people in high-income nations will be aged 65 or more by 2040, twice the share in 2000
InternationalWaning investment appeal will check the gold price
A lack of investment appeal is undermining the trajectory of the gold price, outweighing a stable outlook for supply
InternationalGlobal growth may edge downwards in the rest of 2021
Japan’s export growth slowed in July on softer trade with China and the United States; European inflation also slowed
InternationalAlgorithms are insufficient to curb disinformation
As societal concerns about disinformation intensify, there is growing focus on the effectiveness of algorithmic filters
InternationalDisinformation is a rising security threat to the West
Disinformation by malign and state-sponsored actors poses rising risks to the national security of democratic societies
InternationalApricot undersea cable will spotlight Taiwan risks
Facebook and Google plan to invest in a undersea internet cable to connect Japan and Taiwan with South-east Asia
InternationalDigital currencies mark a tectonic shift for banking
Central banks are planning their own digital currencies, but the huge implications for banks mean that they will go slow
InternationalPrices begin to settle but upside risks persist
US producer and consumer prices are settling, if not easing, as are China’s producer prices
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