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Recent inflation developments and wage pressures in the euro area and the United States
Core inflation remains elevated overall in both economic areas, due notably to high levels of services inflation.
- Core inflation remains elevated overall in both economic areas, due notably to high levels of services inflation.
- Labour costs started moderating earlier in the United States, with euro area wage growth peaking later and productivity growth being muted by cyclical and structural factors.
Economic Bulletin Issue 3, 2024
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the method for identifying the main risk driver and determining whether a transaction represents a long or a short position. These RTS are part of the Phase 1 deliverables of the EBA roadmap on the implementation of the EU banking package in the area of market risk. The consultation runs until 24 July 2024.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the method for identifying the main risk driver and determining whether a transaction represents a long or a short position. These RTS are part of the Phase 1 deliverables of the EBA roadmap on the implementation of the EU banking package in the area of market risk. The consultation runs until 24 July 2024.
Trust in the ECB – insights from the Consumer Expectations Survey
This article shows that trust in the ECB needs to be analysed and understood as a multifaceted concept. Analysis of data from the Consumer Expectations Survey shows that trust is not a matter of “yes” or “no”
This article shows that trust in the ECB needs to be analysed and understood as a multifaceted concept. Analysis of data from the Consumer Expectations Survey shows that trust is not a matter of “yes” or “no”
The UK is poorer without Erasmus – it’s time to rejoin the European exchange programme
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Erasmus+ scheme – a reciprocal exchange process that let UK students study at European universities, and European students come to the UK – is again under the spotlight.
- The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Erasmus+ scheme – a reciprocal exchange process that let UK students study at European universities, and European students come to the UK – is again under the spotlight.
- The scope of the Turing scheme is more narrow, as it focuses on outbound mobility from the UK rather than reciprocal exchanges.
- Participating in international exchange programmes offers a plethora of benefits, ranging from personal growth to academic enrichment and professional development.
- I can attest to its profound role in shaping well-rounded individuals equipped with the skills to thrive in today’s interconnected world.
Benefits on both sides
- There are many benefits enjoyed by students participating in international exchange programmes.
- But welcoming international exchange students to UK campuses also offers huge advantages to universities and broader society.
- International exchange students bring with them unique perspectives, skills and experiences that enrich the learning environment for everyone.
- Language learning and international mobility go hand in hand in fostering essential qualities such as curiosity, empathy and effective communication.
Halting decline
- The ongoing decline in language learning in the UK is concerning.
- Academics and teachers are trying to address this and have been creating initiatives to re-think how we approach language teaching.
- To truly ensure equitable access to language learning, further investment is needed, coupled with a renewed commitment to international mobility.
Sascha Stollhans is affiliated with the Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages project. The related research mentioned in the article was funded by Language Acts and Worldmaking, part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Open World Research Initiative, an Impact Accelerator Grant from the University of Bristol and a Research Start-up Grant from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University.
The Trial of Vladimir Putin: Geoffrey Robertson rehearses the scenarios
In The Trial of Vladimir Putin, barrister Geoffrey Robertson answers that question by dramatising what might happen within the walls of a future courtroom.
- In The Trial of Vladimir Putin, barrister Geoffrey Robertson answers that question by dramatising what might happen within the walls of a future courtroom.
- The question of whether Putin is guilty of aggression is fairly straightforward.
- Evidence would be needed that he is responsible in his role as a commander for actions carried out by subordinates.
- Instead, a special aggression tribunal would have to be established in the tradition of the trials of Nazis at Nuremberg.
- It is not pure fiction; it is speculation informed by Robertson’s experience.
- The details he imagines will bring these potential future trials to life for readers who are less familiar than he is with the inside of a courtroom.
- Does Robertson really need to tell us three times that any judgements should be uploaded to the internet?
Rhetorical devices
- Whether Putin should be tried even if absent is a hard question because there are arguments on both sides.
- Instead, he uses rhetorical tools such as hyperbole: if “international law is to have any meaning”, he writes, then a trial in the defendant’s absence “must be acceptable”.
- Robertson criticises this with the remark that it “entitles a man who has given orders to kill thousands to stand back and laugh”.
- It is that he gives the impression that the complexities do not exist.
- Dismissive language is a more general feature of his writing style.
- The implication is that Robertson is atypical among lawyers, someone who will sweep aside conventions and assumptions.
- Read more:
An inside look at the dangerous, painstaking work of collecting evidence of suspected war crimes in Ukraine
The United Nations
- One of the bolder elements in the book is what Robertson says about the United Nations.
- One of them is that the Security Council could authorise, say, the United States to take military action against another nuclear-armed major power: is that outcome “obviously right”?
- The same logic might be used to justify expelling the United States, Britain and Australia, which were accused of unlawfully invading Iraq in 2003.
- Robertson compares the UN unfavourably with its predecessor, the League of Nations, which “expelled the USSR for attacking Finland”.
Rowan Nicholson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Is home bias biased? New evidence from the investment fund sector
Consumer Acceptance, Transparency, and Unique Privacy Considerations at the Forefront of FPF’s Discussion on Privacy and Vehicle Safety Systems
On March 21, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted a conversation on “Driving the Conversation on Privacy and Vehicle Safety Systems” to discuss the future of certain technologies in vehicles. The panel discussion was moderated by Adonne Washington, FPF Policy Counsel for Data, Mobility, and Location, and included Hilary Cain (Senior Vice President for [?]
On March 21, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted a conversation on “Driving the Conversation on Privacy and Vehicle Safety Systems” to discuss the future of certain technologies in vehicles. The panel discussion was moderated by Adonne Washington, FPF Policy Counsel for Data, Mobility, and Location, and included Hilary Cain (Senior Vice President for [?]
Taking stock of existing barriers to sexual and reproductive health of girls and women in SSA and how collaboration and innovation can help shape the future
For years, women and girls have been failed by a fragmented, under-resourced health system that is not built to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs.
- For years, women and girls have been failed by a fragmented, under-resourced health system that is not built to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs.
- Coupled with HIV, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for young women aged 15-19 years.
- "Tiko" which provides access to free reproductive health services that can change the course of many lives offering youth-friendly care and comprehensive information.
- Achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights by 2030 will require close collaboration by stakeholders in developing innovative solutions that can dismantle barriers to access among women and girls.
Macau Pass, Along With Twelve Asia-Pacific Fintech Companies, Joins the Sirius initiative, Aiming to Support the Sustainable Development of SMEs.
Macau Pass, Along With Twelve Asia-Pacific Fintech Companies, Joins the Sirius initiative, Aiming to Support the Sustainable Development of SMEs.
- Macau Pass, Along With Twelve Asia-Pacific Fintech Companies, Joins the Sirius initiative, Aiming to Support the Sustainable Development of SMEs.
- • 13 mobile payment tools and digital platforms, including MPay, pledge to promote local small and micro enterprises (SMEs) to participate in sustainable development programs.
- Programme SIRIUS is an open and collaborative industry initiative that aims to support MSMEs operating on digital platforms in their journey towards sustainability.
- With our experience in innovation-led sustainability and SME programs, Ant International is honored to create more sustainable opportunities for SMEs."