

Though the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.
多伦多——历经100天的激烈战斗,在俄罗斯炸弹依旧如雨点般落在无辜平民头上的时候开始考虑乌克兰重建是很难的。但恰恰因为是在危机和灾难期间,我们必须思考接下来要做些什么。最重要的是,西方大国需要在支持乌克兰重建方面扮演核心角色。
为此,欧盟委员会最近提议,建立向乌克兰提供赠款和贷款的“乌克兰重建”机制。但乌克兰庞大的财政需求将需要欧盟寻找新的资金来源,俄罗斯央行被冻结的外汇储备、以及此前从俄罗斯国有企业没收的资金和从遭制裁的俄罗斯寡头手中没收的资产均应被包括其中。
重建事务专家建议,从地震或洪水等自然灾害的角度来看待此次重建任务。在应急响应的初始分类阶段,政府需要实施止血——就像乌克兰正在做的那样。这意味着发起反击并将俄罗斯侵略者逐出整个国家,包括被占领的顿巴斯地区和克里米亚。
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