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The export ban mainly benefits the US

America got their way: Prime Minister Rutte deftly executes President Biden’s order to impose an export ban on ASML’s advanced lithography machines (ASML exports to China are restricted, 9/3). Apart from the fact that the cabinet can do this without the consent of the people’s representatives, I wonder whether (enough) attention has been paid to […]

US rejects prisoner exchange deal with Iran

International•12 Mar ’23 at 15:38•Changed on 12 Mar ’23 16:12Author of the book: AP The US has disputed Iranian reports that Washington and Tehran have reached a prisoner exchange deal. “Claims by Iranian officials that we have reached an agreement to release American citizens wrongfully detained by Iran are false,” the White House said. The […]

Changes in US employment lead to higher labor productivity – Treasury Dept

A shift in U.S. employment over the past two years to higher-wage and more productive sectors, as well as longer average working hours, should lead to further increases in labor productivity, two leading Treasury Department economists said Friday. In an analysis released Friday, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Ben Harris and Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomics […]

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