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US inflation staying at a 40-year high as shown in a picture of a compass arrow pointing at inflation

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Weekly Digest: U.S. Inflation, Stocks, Crypto Crash

12/05/22: U.S. inflation stays at a 40-year high, defying expectations of a bigger drop, crypto and stocks fall, reacting to the U.S. inflation data. And more.

Red China map and an arrow pointing down after Fitch lowered China’s GDP growth forecast for 2022 due to Covid-19 lockdowns

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Weekly Digest: Fed Rate Hike, Cuts to China’s Growth Forecast

04/05/22: The Fed is set to fight inflation with the fastest rate hikes in decades, Fitch trims China’s 2022 growth forecast amid Covid-19 lockdowns, two Argentinian banks will allow crypto trading. And more.

Russia said it will cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as part of a major standoff with the European Union over the war in Ukraine.

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Weekly Digest: Russia’s Gas Cutoff, Musk’s Twitter Deal

28/4/22: Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, the Fed is set for more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation, Musk seals the deal to buy Twitter. And more.

IMF cuts global economic growth forecast in light of the war in Ukraine and says inflation is now a clear danger for many countries

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Weekly Digest: IMF Cuts Growth Forecast, Hunger Threat

21/04/2022: The IMF cuts its global economic growth forecast, UN says the war in Ukraine could create a global food crisis “beyond anything seen since World War II,” Macron and Le Pen fight for the presidency. And more.

High US inflation represented by a picture of a 100 dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin

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Weekly Digest: U.S. Inflation at 40-Year High, German Recession Risk

14/4/22: U.S. inflation hit 8.5% in March, the highest since 1981, EU ban on Russian gas could spark a sharp recession in Germany, Ukraine peace talks “at a dead end.” And more.

A possibility of the U.S. falling into recession represented by a picture of a compass pointing to “recession”

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Weekly Digest: Inflation Worries, U.S. Recession

07/04/22: More and more people are worried about rising consumer prices, experts think the U.S. recession is inevitable, cryptocurrencies are facing some privacy issues. And more.

soaring Spain and Germany inflation represented in a picture of cartoon man blowing a yellow balloon with a dollar sign

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Weekly Digest: EU Inflation Runs Hot, Ukraine Peace Talks

31/03/22: European inflation soars to new heights, Russia resumes gold purchases, no breakthrough seen in Ukraine war despite renewed peace talks. And more.

global cost of living crisis represented by a picture of a cartoon man carrying the burden of credit, housing, and student loan costs.

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Weekly Digest: Cost of Living Crisis, Inflation Problem

24/07/22: The U.K. hit by the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, Powell finally admits inflation is “much too high”, European stocks drop. And more.

a cartoon man shooting up the percentage symbol with an arrow gun symbolizing interest rate hikes by the fed

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Weekly Digest: Fed’s 1st Rate Hike, Gold in Demand

17/03/22: The Fed has raised interest rates for the 1st time since 2018, one of Brazil’s biggest funds goes for gold, E.U.'s rethinking gas supplies. And more.