Asian stocks closed solidly down, with a ripple effect through European markets in early trading.
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From the BBC World Service: Stock markets around the world are trading down amid concerns about the possibility of a surge in U.S. inflation. Plus, will China have enough workers in the future? Its latest census shows the slowest population growth in decades. And, as the new parliamentary session kicks off in London, what does the queen of England have to do with economic policy?
The team
David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Jay Siebold
Technical Director
Brian Allison
Engineer
Meredith Garretson
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
