The Wall Street Journal
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Nick Timiraos
– Feb 25, 2:30 AM
WASHINGTON—Markets and global events are giving central bankers a case of déjà vu. Last year the threat of a growth downturn exacerbated by trade uncertainty prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Now, the…
The Financial Times
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Matthew Rocco and Hannah Kuchler in New York
– Feb 25, 12:12 PM
A top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of the potential for “severe” disruptions to daily life in the event of a larger coronavirus outbreak, as authorities prepare for person-to-person transmission in…
The Financial Times
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Raghuram Rajan
– Feb 24, 9:00 PM
Fans of Thomas Piketty's influential 2013 book Capital in the Twenty-First Century will find much to like in this long-awaited sequel. It is even more weighty (literally: the English edition has more than 1,000 pages), reflects a prodigious amount…
The Financial Times
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Anna Nicolaou in New York
– Feb 25, 11:32 AM
The music industry is partying like it's 2006. US recorded music sales jumped 13 per cent to more than $11bn last year, their highest since 2006 when Beyonce's “Irreplaceable” and Fergie's “London Bridge” topped the…
Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president ousted by a revolution in 2011, has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Once one of the Middle East's most powerful leaders, Mubarak allowed no democratic development in the county during his three decade…
