AI companies increasingly report rogue models accessing unauthorized resources, risking societal harm and liability, prompting slowdown calls. Bertin Martens argues that whilst there are technical, political and behavioural responses, risks cannot be eliminated
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Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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James Talbot explains how physical climate shocks affect inflation and output, and how central banks can assess and respond across two linked horizons: near-term monetary policy and the longer-term roles of resilience, adaptation, and insurance in supporting price and financial stability
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Andrew Watt and Claes-Mikael Ståhl argue that trade policy has weakened unions and democracy, and propose an open, democratically governed, pro-worker economy where trade advances share social goals
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Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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Petros Mavroidis argues that bilateral pushback against China is failing, making joint WTO and IMF action key to tackling subsidies, under-consumption and an undervalued currency
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The complex issues at the intersection of monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial markets, and regulation are reshaping the environment for central banks. In this period of radical change, Pablo Hernández de Cos examines their role in managing financial crises
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Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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In the digital age, payments and finance need a trusted monetary anchor. Piero Cipollone explains how the digital euro, tokenisation and central banks can modernise public money and strengthen Europe’s financial system
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Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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