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What Keeps Veterans From Recommending Military Service

Veterans hesitate to recommend military service due to leaders who don't understand the value of lives sacrificed. College grads could join the military in exchange for loan forgiveness. Re-evaluating age requirements could attract older individuals with knowledge and experience.

Veterans hesitate to recommend military service due to leaders who don't understand the value of lives sacrificed.
College grads could join the military in exchange for loan forgiveness.
Re-evaluating age requirements could attract older individuals with knowledge and experience.
Improved pay and benefits won't attract recruits who prioritize love of country and tradition.
Negative treatment of veterans and lack of support discourage people from joining the military.

Charting the Global Economy: Central Banks Hold as Prices Cool

Central banks around the world are pausing tightening campaigns as inflation eases and economies slow. Inflation-targeting regimes are keeping their own houses in order, while the US Fed's key inflation gauges fell to the slowest annual paces since late 2021.

Factbox: Turkey earthquake and some of the worst natural disasters of this century

Two massive earthquakes on Monday have devastated cities and towns across Turkey and Syria, with death toll of over 16,000. This is one of the worst natural disasters this century, alongside the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami, 2010 Haiti earthquake and 2008 Cyclone Nargis.

Take Five: Strap in for no landing

A raft of U.S. data and European inflation numbers will give guidance on how the world's top central banks will navigate the way ahead, including the hotly debated "no landing" scenario. Reports on U.S. durable goods orders, home prices, manufacturing and consumer confidence threaten to cement expec

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