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China’s risky industrial gamble might end the way of the Soviet Union

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at a ceremony of signing bilateral documents during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not...

25.05.2024 30

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Climate change will knock one-third off world economy, study shows

A truck is submerged in flood waters following flash floods at an inundated area in Garissa, Kenya, on May 8. Researchers at Harvard University and...

18.05.2024 40

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AI comes down to Earth

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, on May 18, 2023. Richard Drew/The Associated Press John Rapley is an author and academic...

11.05.2024 20

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And what if interest rates never go down?

John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University...

04.05.2024 40

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The era of big government and industrial policy is here, like it or not

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Honda's auto manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., on April 5, 2023. CARLOS OSORIO John Rapley is an author...

27.04.2024 10

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An unambitious, lacklustre Budget 2024 – that shouldn’t be a surprise

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tries on a pair of shoes from direct-to-consumer footwear company Maguire during a...

19.04.2024 10

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Your taxes are going up, like it or not

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks after making a housing announcement in advance of the 2024...

13.04.2024 10

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How a butterfly in Japan creates waves in the Canadian economy

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a policy meeting at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ...

23.03.2024 10

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Prices rising in a weak economy: Your home is the problem, fuelling stagflation

A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on May 24. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press John Rapley is a...

25.11.2023 30

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To revive Canada’s economy, housing prices must fall, property investors must take a hit

A homeless encampment in Toronto on Dec. 10, 2020. Chris Young/The Canadian Press John Rapley is a political economist at the University of...

28.10.2023 90

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Even as Israel-Hamas war escalates, the global economy will be fine

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, on Oct. 14. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images John Rapley...

20.10.2023 10

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What the crash in the bond markets means for the rest of us

Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor in New York City, on Sept. 5. Ted Shaffrey/The Associated Press John Rapley is a political...

14.10.2023 10

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Fifty years ago, war with Israel upended the world economy – now it barely registers

A man cleans the floor near an electronic board displaying market data at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 4, 2020....

10.10.2023 7

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In the diplomatic spat, a rising India shows Canada that money is power

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on June 22. Modi’s Hindu-first policies and...

06.10.2023 2

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Dear booming Chinese economy of the past: Bye-bye, the West shan’t miss you

A worker commutes in front of the under-construction Guangzhou Evergrande football stadium in Guangzhou, China, on Sept. 17, 2021. NOEL...

23.09.2023 10

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Interest rates will stay high, ’cause the stone-cold bond market said so

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem holds a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Sean...

15.09.2023 5

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