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In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some

Three splashy events this week were meant to prove that the former British colony was still “Asia’s World City.” But pandemic exemptions were only doled out to those who could afford them.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Tiffany May

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Workers Expect Fast Inflation Next Year. Could That Make It a Reality?

The Federal Reserve chair is eyeing near-term inflation expectations, which might shape wages — and help keep prices rising rapidly.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Fed Ushers In Fourth Jumbo Increase in Interest Rates to Fight Inflation

The Federal Reserve has now raised interest rates six times this year as it tries to quash the fastest inflation in decades.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Stocks Drop As Fed Leaves Investors Uncertain About Rates

The Fed chair said the central bank “still has a ways to go” before it will be finished raising interest rates, and that they may go higher than previously anticipated.

By Joe Rennison

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