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Oct 28, 2021

If energy prices are driving inflation, what can central banks actually do?

From the BBC World Service: The European Central Bank’s meeting today is under the spotlight as inflation continues to skyrocket across parts of Europe. Plus, police in Brazil have uncovered a criminal operation to remove nearly a metric ton of gold each year from protected indigenous lands in the Amazon. And, we hear from an experiment on the English coastline to use a sand barrier to protect a gas terminal against sea erosion.

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Fresh data from Spain shows inflation in October rose at its fastest pace in 29 years, compared with October 2020.
Fresh data from Spain shows inflation in October rose at its fastest pace in 29 years, compared with October 2020.
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