For years, the European fiscal landscape was characterised by a reliable, if tense, dichotomy: a frugal core led by Germany…
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A growing debate has emerged over whether China risks repeating elements of Japan’s post-real estate bubble stagnation of the 1990s.…
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R&D subsidies and tax credits are widely used around the world to encourage private sector R&D by reducing its cost…
The US–Iran relationship appears to be at its lowest point in decades. Following the intense strikes launched on 28 February…
Macroprudential capital buffers are designed to make banking systems safer. This column shows that, at the bank–firm level, they do.…