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China IP Crackdown, Fed Inequality, Nordic Warning: Eco Day

China IP Crackdown, Fed Inequality, Nordic Warning: Eco Day

(Bloomberg) --

Welcome to Monday, Europe. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your week started:

  • China said it will raise penalties on violations of intellectual property rights in an attempt to address one of the sticking points in trade talks with the U.S.
  • From Bernie Sanders to Warren Buffett, almost everyone says U.S. inequality is a problem. In 2019, big ideas about how to solve it have been in the air. One of the most unlikely solutions is emerging from a far-flung corner of the Federal Reserve
  • U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is aiming to consolidate his lead in the polls in the final two weeks of the general election campaign. On Sunday, he announced a safety-first policy package based on low-risk promises
  • After half a decade of negative interest rates, one of the biggest Nordic pension funds is wondering whether this is just the beginning
  • Israel’s most contentious interest-rate decision in half a decade is dividing economists at some of the world’s biggest banks
  • European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said policies are “in good shape” for the baseline scenario of improving conditions over the next one or two years, but further rate cuts can’t be ruled out
  • The Swiss National Bank has additional room to cut its already negative interest rate, the central bank’s chief economist said at a local media interview
  • London and Hong Kong, two premier financial hubs, have been stifled by ongoing political tension. But for real estate, the cities face different futures, according to the property arm of the world’s largest auction house.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jiyeun Lee in Hong Kong at jlee1029@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Malcolm Scott at mscott23@bloomberg.net, James Mayger

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