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World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
The Chinese economy, the world’s second biggest, is expected to decelerate – from 4.9% growth last year to 4.5% in 2025 and 4 ...
China's Economy Faces Historic Setback Not Seen in Over Half a Century
Beijing hit its GDP growth target of 5 percent in 2024, according to its statistics bureau—but deflationary pressures remain.
Bloomberg L.P.5d
Will the Chinese Consumer Finally Start Spending?
On past occasions when the world’s second-biggest economy ran into trouble, the government rode it out using cheap loans and subsidies to boost manufacturing, housebuilding and infrastructure ...
Wall Street begins Trump’s second term with gains
U.S. stocks rose after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as ...
BBC on MSN9d
How Trump has already changed the world
From Jerusalem to Kyiv to London to Ottawa, his election victory and the anticipation of a new Trump agenda changed the ...
China's Q4 GDP grows 5.4% y/y, beating market forecast
China's economy grew 5.4% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, significantly beating ...
China's economy meets official growth target, but many feel worse off
China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining ...
Reuters on MSN13d
China’s economy beats forecasts in 2024, braces for trade war
BEIJING – China’s economy ended 2024 on better footing than expected helped by a flurry of stimulus measures, although the threat of a new trade war with the United States and weak domestic demand ...
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second ...
China’s economy grows more than expected thanks to stimulus push
China’s economy grew more than expected in the last three months of 2024, official data showed on Friday, as it awaits the likely imposition of fresh tariffs by US President-elect Donald Trump, who ...