Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

And in New York, I'm John Fassman.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events, shape the world.

Not far from Indonesia's capital lies a community of thousands who live a religious, ascetic

life.

Our correspondent meets with the Bad Wee people and finds some edging out into the modern

world just as that world encroaches on their way of life.

And every dog must have its day, but some get more days than others.

Our data team comb through the numbers to determine what determines a breed's popularity.

It varies by country, but it turns out that starring in a movie really helps.

The emergence of COVID-19 brought about a global health crisis and danger in millions of

lives.

But it also resurrected an old enemy that economists, politicians, and bankers, especially in advanced

countries, had come to see as no longer much of a threat.

Conflation, my colleagues and I are strongly committed to bringing inflation back down to

our 2% goal.

We have both the tools that we need and the resolve it will take to restore price stability

on behalf of American families and businesses.

Today's surge in prices, only a year or so old, has already had profound social and

political consequences.

Consumer confidence is at rock bottom as real wage is decline.

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