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Commodities - Omicron laid a beating on oil prices

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by Scotiabank Economics "Omicron variant clouds commodity price outlook, oil takes biggest hit in initial rout #oott #cdnecon Full Report: https://scotiabank.com/ca/en/about/economics/economics-publications/post.other-publications.commodities.scotiabank-commodity-price-index.december-22--2021.html" #Commodities Related Datasets Financial - Global - Commodities -...

Covid cases, hospitalisations & deaths on the rise across Europe

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By John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch "NEW: Covid cases, hospitalisations & deaths on the rise again across Europe, with rates of all three metrics surpassing the UK in many countries Starting in the west: Belgium, Netherlands & Germany in particular experiencing sharp increases in not only cases but ICU & deaths too." Related Dataset Misc - Global - OurWorldInData Coronavirus Dataset -...

WTI Crude prices have fallen 8% since the October high

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by Lisa Abramowicz "China is releasing some oil from its strategic reserves after the U.S. invited it to participate in a joint sale. WTI crude prices have fallen 8% since the October high, to the lowest in more than a month. https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/china-says-release-from-strategic-oil-reserves-in-the-works" #Global Related Datasets Financial - Global - Commodities -...

Shock resistance

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by Mike Bird "Even as consumer prices surge across much of the world, and massive rises in import costs, Japan simply WILL NOT countenance any inflation. Outright refusal. No dice. https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/11/20/the-case-of-the-curiously-quiescent-inflation-rate" #Global Related Datasets Prices - Global - OCDE - Consumer Price...

COVID third wave?

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By The Economist @TheEconomist "Cases of covid-19 in Britain are nearly as high as they were in January. However the fatality rate is a fraction of what it was. Click to read how masks and booster vaccinations should help keep the virus at bay in the rich world." Related Dataset: Misc - Global - OurWorldInData Coronavirus Dataset -...

Global trade openness over time

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By Agathe Demarais @AgatheDemarais "A historical perspective on trade and globalisation... World's merchandise exports have grown from ~5% of global GDP in 1950s to 20-25% currently. Average tariffs rate has been declining for three decades almost everywhere; United States among only exceptions." Related Datasets BOP - Global - World Bank - Trade - Trade as a Share of GDP BOP - Global - World Bank - Trade - Mean Weighted Tariff...