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Add preferred source A debate is spreading among central banks over whether artificial intelligence could raise the neutral interest rate—the theoretical real rate that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy—by lifting productivity, potential growth and corporate investment demand. The topic took center stage at the recent IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, where Bank of…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leadership are taking a hands-off approach to Rep. Sean Casten’s bid to replace Rep. Maxine Waters as Financial Services Committee ranking member, multiple people familiar with the talks told Semafor.

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SEPTEMBER 2 — The recent government’s announcement to expedite the e-commerce bill and to consider registration requirements for e-commerce platforms are highly welcome. E-commerce platforms are not mere neutral intermediaries connecting sellers and consumers. Instead, they form highly integrated ecosystems of interconnected, interdependent entities working together to facilitate e-commerce.