After the authorization of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine against Covid-19 in the European Union on Thursday, the scientific director of the American company, Paul Stoffels, details to AFP “the secret boot” which he believes makes this very effective vaccine. Why is this vaccine an important tool in the fight against the pandemic? The vaccine… Continue reading
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What rising long-term interest rates might change for you
Financial markets are on their toes these days. It is that an old enemy, a little forgotten, gives the feeling of prowling. This is inflation, the increase in prices which tends to anticipate a rise in interest rates. A real risk? With what practical consequences? Let’s take stock with Alexandre Goldwasser, administrator of the brokerage… Continue reading
Gasoline exceeds diesel: its price above 1.5 euros per liter from Saturday
Refueling will cost more at the pump from this Saturday, announces the SPF Economy. The maximum price of the 95 (E10) will indeed increase to 1.51 euros per liter, making it cross the symbolic milestone of the euro and a half for the first time since mid-January 2020, i.e. 14 months ago. It will also… Continue reading
UK suffers double Brexit / Covid-19 penalty: exports fell almost 20% in January, a record
Activity in the United Kingdom contracted in January, in particular because of measures to combat a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus, while foreign trade recorded a record drop with the exit from the European single market. British GDP fell 2.9% in January after rising 1.2% in December, according to figures released Friday by the… Continue reading