US consumer prices are set to have registered another large monthly advance, the European Central Bank has paved the way for a series of rate rises, and China is offering coronavirus vaccine insurance in an effort to win over sceptics and boost the vaccination rate.
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ECB plans quarter-percentage point rate rise in July as ultra-loose policy ends
China offers Covid vaccine insurance to win over jab sceptics
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