Trade discussions broke down due to a disagreement over cheese and beef, and now the UK and Canada are blaming each other. The two nations had been engaged in over two years of negotiations to hammer out a new deal… Read More ›
Geopolitics
The Worst Year For US Home Sales After 1995
Due to rising interest rates that drove up expenses for purchasers and discouraged many potential sellers with lower rates from moving, home sales in the US fell to their lowest point in almost 30 years. As a result of a… Read More ›
Rate Reduction By The Fed Won’t Begin Until May, Traders Now Predict
Traders have bet that the Federal Reserve won’t begin easing policy until May, following a week in which better-than-expected economic data and central banker comments eroded investor confidence in the prospect of an early start to interest rate decreases. The president… Read More ›
China Toys With The Concept Of Growth As Under Mao
The most recent data on population and economic trends in China is astounding; it brings to light the enormous long-term challenges that lie ahead and throws the growth profile of the second-biggest economy in the world back to the isolationist… Read More ›
Why Does China’s Ageing Population Raise Questions About Its Pension System?
The country’s ageing population poses a serious danger to the long-term development prospects of the economy by undermining Beijing’s policy objectives for the next ten years, which include increasing domestic consumption and containing spiralling debt. China’s population of over 60s… Read More ›
Coffee Roasters Feel Cost Pinch Because Of Attacks In The Red Sea
European coffee roasters have seen a sharp increase in expenses as a result of Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea, although merchants and industry analysts say it is doubtful that these costs will be passed on to… Read More ›
China Recontinues To Release Data On Youth Unemployment, Misses Q4 GDP Predictions
China missed GDP forecasts for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, but it started disclosing the youth unemployment rate again. China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s GDP increased by 5.2% during the last three months of 2023. That… Read More ›
Wall Street Banks Acknowledge Impending Risks While Expressing Optimism
When the CEOs of the largest investment banking firms revealed their fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, they gave a positive assessment of the state of the U.S. economy and deal pipeline, but they also cautioned about potential threats to the emerging… Read More ›
China’s Population Declines For A Second Year, Raising Questions About Long-Term Growth
In 2023, China’s population declined for a second year in a row due to a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths that coincided with the lifting of strict lockdowns. These factors will have a significant long-term… Read More ›
China’s Growth Is Forecast To Drop To 4.6% In 2024, Putting Pressure On Decision-Makers
A Reuters poll indicated that China’s economic growth will probably drop to 4.6% in 2024 and then to 4.5% in 2025, putting pressure on officials to implement more stimulus measures in the face of deflationary pressures and a sharp decline… Read More ›