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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its massive effects
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its massive effects
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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its massive effects

Within two years, the global economy has been confronted by two negative events or, indeed, shocks: the Covid pandemic was the first one, having not only killed six million people globally at this point, but having also caused an unprecedented slump in the global economy and the subsequent recovery. The second one, i.e. the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is of a geopolitical nature and has triggered a commodity price shock.

Investment Update: First steps to interest rate hikes and volatility in the  stock markets
Investment Update: First steps to interest rate hikes and volatility in the stock markets
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Investment Update: First steps to interest rate hikes and volatility in the stock markets

Stocks posted significant gains on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank would begin raising interest rates this month. Stock markets interpreted this as a positive signal in the sense that the threat to growth posed by the war in Ukraine did not justify a change of course in monetary policy at the moment.