no major policy initiatives announced today, but maybe that is kind of the point. he just really wants people to rest assured that he is in charge and the country will continue on. so, some were hoping that he would, for example, lift china s zero covid s strategy. there were a lot of hopes that maybe they would keep that in place until this all important party congress and this would be the moment that xi jinping would make many people happy. but that did not happen. it is a lot more of the same. he did allude to some big policy shifts coming down the pipe. perhaps something to do more with climate. china s climate goals. he alluded to the idea that he wanted to increase the birth rate and that he would be coming out with more strategies to do that. but really, when it comes to the important things, economy, security, taiwan, hong kong, all those things, well, they are alljust staying the course. so no change, for example, on the desire for a peaceful reunification with taiwan? no cha
global markets are in a wait and see mode at the momement, and what are they waiting for? one of the big central bank events of the year: a symposium injackson hole, wyoming where us federal reserve chairman jerome powell will speak on friday. he is expected, or at least hoped to give some more clarity when it comes to the fed s inerest rate policy going forward. joining me now is mark ostwald, chief economist and global strategist at adm isi. thanks for being with us today. how significant an event is it and what will you be watching out for? always significant because it s been used in the past, not always, to signal major policy shifts or overall thinking on the longer term basis than the month to month policy meetings. the thing that everyone is really looking for is the
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for the prime minister. they, we, now need to feel included in shaping the party s future. the conduct of the last couple of days was far from civil and illustrates there is work to be done to unite the party. i mean, jacob rees mogg describing this. you know, spinning this as a remain plot. this tactic to mislead and deliberately distract, it shows a worrying grasp of the concerns of 150 colleagues from across the party, all wings of the party, about the direction, the vision of the party. we can and must do better than this. tobias ellwood has said the question of brexit needs to be better managed. he has called for some policy shifts given the economic hit the country faces thanks to brexit. one key brexiteer andrea leadsom has
(Chuck Muth) – For the first time in six years, India – the world’s biggest sugar producer and #2 sugar exporter – has imposed export restrictions “to prevent a surge in domestic prices.” According to a recent Reuters story, the government will cap this season’s exports at 10 million tons. This, combined with a shift […]