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Against expectations, global food prices have tumbled
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Against the grain”
Finance & economics August 27th 2022
- Western sanctions will eventually impair Russia’s economy
- The connection between Russian sanctions and bizarre Turkish monetary policy
- Why the Russian economy keeps beating expectations
- Against expectations, global food prices have tumbled
- The hedge-fund manager who embodied an era
- How to avoid energy rationing
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