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Global Food Prices at All-Time-Highs

Global food prices have surged to unprecedented highs in March 2022 according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The food price index reached 159.3 points, climbing 13 % higher m/m and 60% higher compared to the 2014-2016 base period. The global...
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As famously said Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon

To curtail the current high levels of inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised its short-term interest rate on 16 March 2022 for the first time since 2018. The Fed also indicated an aggressive path with rate increases coming at the next six meetings and...
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The Fed’s Big Challenge: Cooling Red-hot Inflation

Inflation in the United States is running far above the Fed’s long-term target rate (2%). The price pressures remain high at all levels of the economy: On the demand side, the annual inflation, as typically measured by the consumer price index, accelerated to 7.5% y/y...
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A Global Headache: Inflationary Pressures

The inflation shock has surged worldwide in recent months, as annual inflation rates across advanced economies reached their highest levels for years or even decades. The United States stands out among the major advanced economies with a larger increase in consumer...
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Why Origami?

Why Origami?

Nov 24, 2020 | ,

From a flat piece of paper, the process and adaptation of various folds has endless possibilities. The folds, many of...

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