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EU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia's war

European Union leaders are discussing their response to the severe economic turbulence looming over the coming months as the full impact of Russia’s war sinks in and the threat of recession rises

The Independent UK

Danish lawmakers agree cash handout to elderly to offset inflation

Danish lawmakers have agreed a cash handout to the elderly and other measures totalling 3.1 billion Danish crowns ($439 million) to cushion the impact of soaring inflation and high energy prices, the finance ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

S.Korean leader's informal media events are a break with tradition

South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol has departed from years of tradition by holding informal daily media events to field questions on topics ranging from inflation and ties with neighbouring North Korea to the first lady and even boyband BTS.

Reuters

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Core inflation may have peaked, but still well-above Fed’s target

The high price of gasoline doesn’t really matter to the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.

Miami Herald

Should we raise unemployment to fight inflation? No, we need to protect jobs no matter what

If economic history teaches us anything, it's that when times get tough, working men and women get targets painted on their back.

Los Angeles Times

Asda shoppers ask till staff to put shopping back when they hit £30

It comes as the latest figures show a nationwide drop in the amount people are spending on food

Wales Online

Asian shares gain as investors shrug off downbeat data

Shares are higher in Asia despite data suggesting economies are slowing

The Independent UK

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Asian Markets Rise as Recession Talk Tempers Rate Hike Expectations

Stocks rose in Asia on Friday following another rally on Wall Street as investors try to process central bank moves to fight soaring inflation with the growing possibility that those measures will induce a recession. Global markets have been thrown into turmoil for months by a perfect storm of crises…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What does the Reserve Bank’s 3.5% pay rise ‘anchor’ mean for Australian workers?

Inflation is predicted to reach 7% by year’s end but the RBA’s Philip Lowe says wages growth of about 3.5% will keep economy moving

The Guardian - AU

A World Apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka Share Economic Collapse

Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. The toxic combinations led to disaster for both: Currency collapse, shortages, triple-digit inflation and growing hunger.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Consumer confidence falls to lowest level on record as inflation fears deepen

Index of optimism about the economy’s future plunges to minus 41 – the worst since polling began in 1974

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese to meet EU president– as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

PreMarket Prep Stock Of The Day: Will The Darden Restaurants Earnings Pop Last?

Investors who are waiting for rising inflation and interest rates to have a negative impact on a company’s earnings will have to wait a few quarters in Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI).

Benzinga

Thai tourist trips to rise dramatically

Thai domestic tourism is expected to grow by 162% to 188 million trips and generate 720 billion baht this year, despite rising inflation and sluggish purchasing power, according to ttb analytics, the research arm of TMBThanachart Bank.

Bangkok Post

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Germany takes step towards gas rationing as supplies dwindle

Germany has taken a step towards rationing natural gas by activating the second of three stages in an emergency plan. Officials say that since Russia reduced supplies, gas is now a "scarce commodity". Also in the show: the UK is hit by a second day of rail strikes over job…

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2 Beaten-Down Stocks That Benefit From Recessions

The red-hot inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes are raising the odds of the economy tipping into a recession. However, consumer goods and grocery stocks usually withstand the market turbulence because of stable demand for their products irrespective of the overall economic condition. And we think beaten-down consumer goods…

The New Daily

Richard Denniss: Huge profits are driving inflation – not low-paid workers

The rhetoric of a ‘wage-price spiral’ is hardwired into Australia’s debates about inflation, but the reality is we are currently in a price-profit spiral.

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Worried About A Market Meltdown? Then Buy These Stable Stocks Now

The rising inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes to clamp down on inflation are making investors anxious. Moreover, with analysts expecting multiple interest rate hikes in the coming months, recessionary fears are growing. As the market experiences a bout of volatility, fundamentally solid stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Roche…

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Benzinga

Is Netflix Stock Inflation-Resistant? Why Josh Brown Says 'A Lot Of The Risk Has Come Out'

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares have been crushed since the start of the year, trading down by more than 70% year-to-date, but one investor says the stock may be better positioned than the market seems to think.

The Guardian - UK

The chancellor’s position on lifting the state pension makes no sense

Sunak’s attempt to make a distinction between increases in pensions and wages fuels a sense of political favouritism

The Independent UK

Powell: Fed must convince public it can tame inflation

As if their job weren’t hard enough at a time of raging inflation, Chair Jerome Powell and his Federal Reserve colleagues have to do more these days than decide just how much to raise interest rates without triggering a recession

Benzinga

Jerome Powell Says The Fed Underestimated Inflation: Here's Where The Central Bank Went Wrong

The Federal Reserve has taken some heat for moving too slow to cool inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell looked back on what went wrong Thursday during the second day of a congressionally mandated semiannual report on monetary policy.

Reuters

Canada to provide C$250 million to U.N. to address global food crisis, says Trudeau

Canada will provide C$250 million ($193 million) to the United Nations to address a food crisis exacerbated by supply chain constraints and high inflation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

'Three quarters of households will see cost of living rise quicker than incomes'

The prediction for later this year comes from the New Economics Foundation think tank, which has made a series of recommendations to help families

Evening Standard

So, you think you can negotiate a pay rise?

I had two stray thoughts this afternoon which I hope will hang together for today’s edition. The first is on inflation, naturally. The second on the state of our politics.

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