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ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – November 2023

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Bank market power, both in the loan and deposit market, has important implications for credit provision and for financial stability.

Key Points: 
  • Bank market power, both in the loan and deposit market, has important implications for credit provision and for financial stability.
  • This article discusses these issues through the lens of a simple theoretical framework.

Neighbourhood amenities may have helped youth mental health and stress early in the pandemic

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth as a population group reported some of the largest declines in their mental health compared to other age groups in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth as a population group reported some of the largest declines in their mental health compared to other age groups in Canada.
  • Research on youth mental health during the pandemic has focused on poor academic engagement, loss of peer networks, missed milestone events and challenging summer employment experiences.
  • Yet little is known about how the places where young people lived played a role in changes to their mental health during the pandemic.

Neighbourhood amenities

  • We investigated how the availability of neighbourhood amenities may have contributed to positive or negative changes in mental health — interpreted as their own perception of their mood and outlook on life — and stress levels during the first six months of the pandemic.
  • Amenities included parks, food outlets and convenience stores in close proximity to home.

The missing role of parks

  • Surprisingly, the availability of parks near the home had no significant impact on mental health and stress levels of youth.
  • Given the pre-pandemic challenges of engaging young people in using their local parks, these places may have not played as substantial a role in supporting better mental health and lowering stress levels for youth compared to other neighbourhood amenities.

Youth experiences in urban neighbourhoods

  • For youth in urban neighbourhoods, having more fast-food outlets available near young people’s homes resulted in lower levels of stress, but worse declines in mental health.
  • When coupled with the observed decline in eating habits, urban youth were almost seven times more likely to report worse mental health.

Youth experiences in suburban neighbourhoods

  • Youth in suburban neighbourhoods were more likely to report changes (both improvements and declines) to their mental health and stress levels.
  • They also had a greater availability of food outlets near them compared to urban youth.
  • In addition, youth residing in suburban neighbourhoods who reported a decline in their physical activity levels were also at nearly three times the risk of having worsened mental health than their peers who reported their physical activity levels had not changed since the pandemic.

The role of neighbourhood amenities

  • The first six months of the pandemic revealed the importance of neighbourhood amenities in protecting against declines in mental health and reducing stress levels.
  • Parks may have been a helpful feature for other population groups, but we found their role was limited for youth in terms of mental health and stress.
  • Alexander Wray receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Sport Canada.
  • Kendra Nelson Ferguson was provided with funding through a trainee award from the Children’s Health
    Research Institute, funded by the Children’s Health Foundation.

ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – October 2023

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Communication shocks from the US spill over to risk in the euro area and vice versa, but traditional US shocks show no spillover effects to risk.

Key Points: 
  • Communication shocks from the US spill over to risk in the euro area and vice versa, but traditional US shocks show no spillover effects to risk.
  • Both monetary policy and communication shocks spill over to stocks, with euro area information spillovers being particularly strong.

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Inovelon, rufinamide, Date of authorisation: 16/01/2007, Revision: 24, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Inovelon, rufinamide, Date of authorisation: 16/01/2007, Revision: 24, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Inovelon, rufinamide, Date of authorisation: 16/01/2007, Revision: 24, Status: Authorised

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Entresto, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 19/11/2015, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Entresto, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 19/11/2015, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Entresto, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 19/11/2015, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Neparvis, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 26/05/2016, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Neparvis, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 26/05/2016, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Neparvis, sacubitril,valsartan, Date of authorisation: 26/05/2016, Revision: 19, Status: Authorised

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Refixia, nonacog beta pegol, Date of authorisation: 02/06/2017, Revision: 5, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Refixia, nonacog beta pegol, Date of authorisation: 02/06/2017, Revision: 5, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Refixia, nonacog beta pegol, Date of authorisation: 02/06/2017, Revision: 5, Status: Authorised

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Ziagen, abacavir, Date of authorisation: 08/07/1999, Revision: 48, Status: Authorised

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Ziagen, abacavir, Date of authorisation: 08/07/1999, Revision: 48, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Ziagen, abacavir, Date of authorisation: 08/07/1999, Revision: 48, Status: Authorised

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccine,elasomeran,elasomeran / imelasomeran,elasomeran / davesomeran,andusomeran, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 41[...]

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccine,elasomeran,elasomeran / imelasomeran,elasomeran / davesomeran,andusomeran, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 41, Status: Authorised

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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccine,elasomeran,elasomeran / imelasomeran,elasomeran / davesomeran,andusomeran, Date of authorisation: 06/01/2021, Revision: 41, Status: Authorised

How To Have Sex: landmark film wants to change how we talk about consent

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Like those in this film, they are navigating a murky post-MeToo environment, where the lines of sexual consent are blurred and often misinterpreted, leaving women vulnerable to sexual abuse.

Key Points: 
  • Like those in this film, they are navigating a murky post-MeToo environment, where the lines of sexual consent are blurred and often misinterpreted, leaving women vulnerable to sexual abuse.
  • Wowing at Cannes
    The film won the Un Certain Regard prize at this year‘s Cannes Film Festival.
  • Established in 1998, the prize celebrates innovative cinematic styles and storytelling by new and emerging filmmakers from around the world.
  • She has expressed her desire for this film to be a talking point for all age groups and genders to discuss consent openly and honestly, and drive change.