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Eurozone Inflation Sets Another Record, Hitting 10 Percent in September

Month by aching month, surging energy prices are exacting a worsening toll on the living standards of millions of Europeans.The European Commission reported on Friday that consumer prices in the […]




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Strong Dollar Is Good for the US but Bad for the World

The Federal Reserve’s determination to crush inflation at home by raising interest rates is inflicting profound pain in other countries — pushing up prices, ballooning the size of debt payments […]




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Shock Waves Hit the Global Economy, Posing Grave Risk to Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continuing effects of the pandemic have hobbled countries around the globe, but the relentless series of crises has hit Europe the hardest, causing the […]







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Euro Hits Parity With U.S. Dollar for First Time in 20 Years

Take a look: €1 = $1.With a war on the eurozone’s border, an uncertain energy supply from Russia and a growing risk of recession, the pressures bearing down on the […]




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Weakened Euro May Become Equal to the U.S. Dollar

The list of ailments troubling the eurozone economy was already stark: the highest inflation rate on record, energy insecurity and increasing whispers about a recession. This month, another threat emerged. […]




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Rapid Inflation, Lower Employment: How the U.S. Pandemic Response Measures Up

The United States spent more aggressively to protect its economy from the pandemic than many global peers, a strategy that has helped to foment more rapid inflation — but also […]




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Europe’s Pandemic Aid Is Winding Down. Is Now the Best Time?

PARIS — After almost 18 months of relying on expensive emergency aid programs to support their economies through the pandemic, governments across Europe are scaling back some of these measures, […]