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The MOVE index, a similar metric for interest rates, has plummeted since America’s presidential election. Such benign ...

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A national post-election poll by YouGov found that Americans without college degrees saw Democrats as more out of touch and ...

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E VERY BUSINESS in Ukraine has a reference point. For Mykhailo Travetsky, a farmer in Pryluky, it was the first six weeks of ...

E ACH DECEMBER China’s rulers gather for their Central Economic Work Conference, where they review the past 12 months and ...

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With over 5m members, all male, the RSS is the biggest volunteer group in the world. It does charity work and teaches young ...