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Lower Fed rates could reduce deflation risks

August for central bankers is Jackson Hole month, when the Kansas Federal Reserve Bank has invited leading central bankers, finance ministers, academic professionals and financial market participants since 1974 to discuss current international trends and central bank policy issues in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Hong Kong to expand market outreach

Hong Kong's overall economic situation is stable, with a 3.3 per cent year-on-year growth in GDP in the second quarter, Chan noted in his blog

US Slowdown

The rise in the US unemployment rate to 4.3 per cent, a near three-year high, underscores significant changes in the global economic landscape.

Dystopian Nightmares

The American Dream is believed to be the national ethos of the United States. Of course, not all Americans agree. Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, says, historians conjured the American dream, Hollywood fortified that dream.

Europe’s Defence

Revelations about the state of Europe’s defences are a stark reminder of the urgent need for a robust and united approach to security within NATO.