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‘Nowhere to hide’ for investors in market turbulence
The war in Ukraine has heightened market pressures by pushing inflation still higher and compromising the growth outlook
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The lesson humble sea urchins offer about economic resilience
Is the internet the long-spined sea urchin of the modern economy? Or is the electricity grid?
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Financial warfare: Will there be a backlash against the dollar?
The sanctions freezing Russia’s foreign currency reserves have created an incentive for countries to bypass the US currency
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Weaponisation of finance: How the West unleashed ‘shock and awe’ on Russia
If the West has its way, Russia faces the most far-reaching and punishing set of financial and economic sanctions ever imposed on an adversary
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Blockchain and Financial Markets: Will computers push out brokers?
Sam Bankman-Fried, 30-year-old chief executive of FTX, stole the show at a March gathering with a groundbreaking proposal to US regulators to automate risk management in financial markets — using practices developed for digital assets
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Stocks’ mysterious strength should not stop investors acting
Those heavily exposed should make the most of the strength of equities and take some chips off the table
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Global dealmaking falls to lowest level since start of pandemic
Deals worth $1tn were struck in first quarter of 2022, 23 per cent lower than the same period last year
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Meet the ‘crypto caucus’: The US lawmakers defending digital coins
A bipartisan mix of libertarians, business champions and tech utopians is uniting on legislation to help the sector grow
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Martin Wolf writes: A new world of currency disorder looms
What might emerge are two monetary systems — a western and a Chinese one — operating in different ways and overlapping uncomfortably
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Corporate US broadens pay rises in face of galloping inflation
Businesses across the US are broadening pay rises as inflation gallops at the fastest pace in 40 years
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Buffett back in the batting after 6-year deal drought
The investments, both clinched after Russia invaded Ukraine, are a change from Buffett’s approach two years ago
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Ukraine war accelerates the stealth erosion of dollar dominance
Central banks are diversifying reserves beyond the US currency, euro and renminbi
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Howard Marks writes: The pendulum of globalisation is swinging back
If the pendulum continues to move for a while in the direction I foresee, there will be ramifications for investors
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Top oil traders warn prices could breach $200 a barrel
Boycott of Russia since Ukraine invasion will have a lasting effect on energy markets
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Putin’s war demands a concerted global economic response
The war against Ukraine is yet another economic shock, catastrophic for Ukraine, bad for Russia and significant for the rest of Europe and much of the wider world
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Berkshire Hathaway: Acquisition takes Buffett back to his roots
In his latest letter to shareholders, Buffett spoke highly of the virtues of insurance “float” or the premiums that policyholders pay to Berkshire insurance companies
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Chinese market rally disguises concerns over deglobalisation
Many investors applaud Beijing’s confidence-boosting measures but fret about the risk of decoupling
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The global economy’s growing risks: stagflation, refugees and lockdowns
The Ukraine invasion and new outbreaks of Covid in China are threatening the expected rebound, especially in Europe
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Lex | Oil supply chain: Spiralling margin calls elevate risk of Lehman moment
The industry’s call for support appears to be a throat-clearing exercise, rather than a desperate plea for help
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Russia’s war will remake the world
China’s promised support risks turning the dangers created by Russia’s war into a catastrophe. It would transform the world into two blocs
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Fall of Lehman shows how unpredictable impact of Russian sanctions could be
The financial and economic consequences certainly stretch far beyond the petrol pump
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A US recession is on the table
What has changed, such that the possibility of a US recession is being taken seriously?
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Toppling the dollar as reserve currency risks harmful fragmentation
Sanctions against Russia have spurred calls for an alternative holding, but this would only destabilise the financial system
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The corporate retreat from Russia is going to be messy
Businesses have rightly decided to quit first and leave legal niceties until later
