#France: Macron hesitates on Green. @BatchelorShow

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Forbes.com: Has The Fed Beaten Inflation? Producer Price Index Cooling Fast

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Could it be the Federal Reserve has just won the war on inflation? Its hard to be certain, but the data sure look promising.

The question is does the Fed see what others see? Probably not. Read more here.

BBC Radio 5 Live: Why Sanctions on Russia are a Failure.

By SIMON CONSTABLE

On Tuesday May 9, I was a guest on BBC Radio 5 Live to explain why I think sanctions on Russia have been a failure.

My bit starts at approximately 1:49.00 on the tape -- Listen here.

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#MrMarket: Ninety years ago, the New Deal birth of the SEC. @BatchelorShow WSJ

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WSJ: Financial Flashback 1933 Securities Act Enacted

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Exclusively in the Print Edition of the Wall Street Journal

#France: Food prices and popular tempers rise on May Day in Paris. @BatchelorShow Simon Constable, Forbes.

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Forbes.com: Reaching The Fed's 2% Target Will Cost America Big, New Research Shows

By SIMON CONSTABLE

There’s inflation, and then there’s big, elevated, inflation, humongous out-of-control inflation.

And depending on which type you are fighting the impact on the economy will be different, new research shows. In America, the cost could be brutal. Read more here.

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