The reasons behind the ugly scenes in Tunisia are down to a combination of political and economic factors, but at least part of the discontent stems from rising food and energy prices. Public unrest in Tunisia has spread to Jordan,…
Tag Archives: China
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Emerging market inflation – a big risk to global growth
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- inflation, political factors
Posted January 17th, 2011
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China announces increased flexibility in its exchange rate
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- global economy, inflation
Posted June 21st, 2010
There was some big news over the weekend, with the People’s Bank of China announcing that it was going to allow some flexibility in its exchange rate. The statement from the BoC points to the global economic recovery and domestic…
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Practically every newspaper article or research note I have read on the global economy over the past couple of years hasn’t failed to mention the huge pool of potential demand for goods and services that lies in the emerging middle…
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Today, the pound strengthened for the 10th day in a row, climbing to 1.96 against the dollar, the highest level since September 1992 (when the UK currency was ejected from the ERM). When I started in the City in 1985,…










