July, 2022

• 9 July

  Will Moderating Wage Growth Ease Inflation Fears?

  

  The biggest question analysts will be asking with the June jobs report is whether wage growth is continuing to moderate. Wage growth has already slowed sharply from its annual pace of more than 6.0 percent last fall to a 4.4 percent rate in more recent months. This slower pace of …

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• 9 July

  Затвори ли Украйна по суша, Путин ще е склонен на преговори

  

  Живеем в заложни времена. Путин залага, че помощта на Запада няма да е достатъчна, за да върне духа на украинците след серията загуби. И е хвърлил всички сили да превземе целия Донбас, след което да прехвърли войските към Херсон с план да завладее Одеса и да затвори Украйна по суша. …

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• 9 July

  Mese az alternatív beszerzésről

  

  Kadri Simson, európai energiaügyi biztos elismerte végre azt, amit minden európai energiahelyzetet ismerő szakértő a háború kitörésének pillanatától kezdve állított: nincs a világban elégséges mennyiségű alternatív forrásból származó gáz az orosz szállítások teljes kiváltásához. Egészen meglepő fordulat ez, hiszen az Európai Bizottság eddig több nyilatkozatával is azt a látszatot kívánta …

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• 9 July

  Managing the Risks of Instability in the Western Balkans

  

  The Western Balkan six – five of the former Yugoslavia’s successor states plus Albania – remain outside the EU as war wounds fester and reform efforts stumble. Brussels should find means short of promising accession to help guide these countries back onto the right track. What’s new? Twenty-plus years after the …

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• 9 July

  Israel to Ask Biden to Strengthen anti-Iran Regional Alliance Amid Nuclear Talks

  

  Defense Minister Gantz tells reporters that since the Abraham Accords were signed, Israeli security officials held about 150 meetings with their regional counterparts and that ‘deals worth over $3 billion have been signed with countries in the region’

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• 9 July

  Biden’s Mideast Visit Doesn’t Seem to Make Sense. So Why Is He Coming?

  

  With all due respect to the commentary about Saudi oil production, there may be other reasons behind Biden’s Middle East trip next week, at a time when he has so many problems at home Ostensibly, U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel next week doesn’t make sense. …

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• 9 July

  Saudi Arabia Reportedly Mulls Trilateral Meeting With Israel, U.S.

  

  An unprecedented meeting could happen as soon as this month, according to a report citing one of Mohammed bin Salman’s advisors as U.S. President Biden is slated to arrive in Israel In a possible sign that Saudi Arabia may be willing to publicly acknowledge its warming under-the-table ties with Israel, …

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• 9 July

  Inflation, recession fears and tax cuts: any new UK chancellor faces an unenviable in-tray

  

  The flood of ministerial resignations from UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s government in recent days started with Rishi Sunak’s resignation as UK chancellor of the exchequer on July 5 2022, alongside health secretary Sajid Javid’s. His resignation letter cited differences of opinion over the economy, saying that a “low-tax, high-growth …

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• 9 July

  The fall of Boris Johnson: any democracy should look to his case and ask if it is enabling machiavellian leaders

  

  Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister is not just a portentous political event. His time in office – and the nature of his departure – throw up vital questions about democratic values and institutions. Blaming the failings of an entire political culture on the moral deficiencies of one leader might …

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• 9 July

  Emirati port operator, Uzbek oil company to open trade hub, cooperate on freight

  

  Other Middle Eastern states are also seeking better economic relations with Central Asia. An Abu Dhabi ports operator announced a partnership with an Uzbek energy company today. AD Ports Group and Sanoat Energetika Guruhi (SEG) pledged to work together and freight transport via road, rail and air, customs clearances, the …

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