The Counter Narrative Conundrum
Introduction In the backdrop of the Islamic State’s territorial losses in both Syria and Iraq, the group’s propaganda machinery remains…
World
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WPJ
- 22 September 2019
Netanyahu fails for the second time this year to win a mandate for a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister
With near final result, Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling rightwing Likud party won 31 seats in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, while the centre-right…
World Economy
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- 7 July 2019
The latest US monthly jobs report weakens the case for an interest rate cut
US employers added 224,000 jobs to payrolls in June, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report, comfortably beating…
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- 3 February 2019
US employers shrug off the fears of an economic slowdown
The US economy added 304,000 jobs in January, the 100th consecutive month of payroll gains, the US labour department said…
The Week in Markets
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- The Week in Markets
- 2 September 2019
Pound falls as Johnson eyes a snap election
1. Speculation about a snap election in the UK persists. Prime minister Boris Johnson could…
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- The Week in Markets
- 19 August 2019
Sovereign bonds come under pressure ahead of the Federal Reserve’s annual economic conference
1. Argentina went to the polls on August 11 to choose the candidates in the…
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- The Week in Markets
- 6 August 2019
US equities claw back their steep losses from Monday
1.The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 3 per cent and…