Inflation nation: The Fed raises rates, again

Inflation nation: The Fed raises rates, again

America’s Federal Reserve made its third straight 0.75% interest-rate hike, with Jerome Powell, the Fed’s chair, warning that more hikes would follow. But with inflation still high, and labour markets still tight, is the Fed doing all it can? A new report suggests that forced labour and marriage are on the rise around the world. And reflecting on one man’s long search for extraterrestrial life. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Rights on Q: same-sex marriage in Japan

Rights on Q: same-sex marriage in Japan

A bill to recognise same-sex marriage has failed in Japan’s parliament, exposing a widening divide between the views of its politicians and the values of its people. For some officials, Burundi’s elec...

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Money in the West Bank: Kushner’s peace plan

Money in the West Bank: Kushner’s peace plan

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Lover or Leaver? How Brexit divided Britons

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Blonde ambition: Boris’s bid for power

Blonde ambition: Boris’s bid for power

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Hawks, stocks and peril: Iran-America brinkmanship

Hawks, stocks and peril: Iran-America brinkmanship

Iran’s downing of an American drone today is just the latest source of tension between the countries. Where does it end? As facial-recognition technology improves, rising privacy concerns are hamperin...

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Moving stories: the UN’s refugee report

Moving stories: the UN’s refugee report

The worldwide count of people forced from their homelands has increased sharply, again. What’s driving these movements, and what are governments doing about incoming refugees? The Democratic Republic ...

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Florida Man: Trump’s re-election campaign

Florida Man: Trump’s re-election campaign

America’s president heads back to the Sunshine State today to announce his candidacy. What to expect this time around? Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, has died in court...

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Calls for the resignation of Carrie Lam, the territory’s leader, are intensifying. Hong Kongers may have put a recent freedom-crimping bill on ice, but more challenges to their independence await. We ...

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