Steep decline in fertility will ‘change face of societies’ and affect growth prospects, says OECD
Also in today’s newsletter, BoE rate decision and Putin’s nuclear power diplomacy
Ban on imports including chocolate and nappies will hurt American producers, says Biden administration
Senior PT figures file lawsuit against Roberto Campos Neto over alleged political bias
The hunt for lower taxes and less regulation ignores major economic risks
Also in this newsletter: UK inflation back to target, ECB debt warning, jumping robots
Rishi Sunak hails ‘very good news’ but markets dial back bets on rate cuts owing to services price pressures
Central bank warns of fiscal challenges including ageing populations, extra defence spending and climate change
Price rises for services remain stubbornly high despite the headline rate dropping
Many auto groups are well hedged, while Beijing turns its attention to European pig farmers
Also in today’s newsletter, Israel military prepares Lebanon offensive, and why Americans aren’t buying EVs
‘Many loans in China are not efficient,’ Pan Gongsheng tells major financial forum
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
President Biden wants to increase adoption, but his tariffs on Chinese imports could reduce competition and increase costs
It otherwise risks being left behind by the US and China
A transformed trade relationship has left Europe’s farmers vulnerable to retaliation
‘Long-expected deceleration’ in consumer spending may now be under way, says Adriana Kugler
Inspections of popular fruit on hold as criminal violence threatens multibillion-dollar trade
Politicians should acknowledge how much we could lose in the new era of suspicion, protectionism and interventionism
They are real, whether countries choose to pay upfront or brush them under a giant rug
Populism is often strongest in big-spending social democracies
Also in today’s newsletter, Biden to announce biggest immigration policy reform in years and the IMF’s ‘profound concerns’ about AI
Advanced economies’ central banks expect the metal’s share of global reserves to rise at the expense of the dollar
Promotions are up but sales remain muted in sign that demand is not recovering
Delay by US central bank in easing monetary policy could jeopardise soft economic landing
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