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Macro Briefing: 20 July 2022

* Brutal heatwave continues to bake Europe
* Extreme heat damages estimated at 0.3% to 0.5% of Europe’s GDP
* Global warming raises risk of extreme heat events
* EU will outline plan to curb Russian gas use as Putin issues new warning
* 100 million Americans issued heat advisory warnings
* UK inflation reaches new 40-year high: +9.4% at annual pace
* US housing starts in June fell to lowest level in nine months:

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