China Job Market Woes Spread at Worst Time for Deflation Fight
China’s labor market is deteriorating just as deflationary pressures showed initial signs of easing, threatening to reverse progress…
China’s consumers are surprising economists. Meet the ‘bifurcated shopper.’
Stories like these are showing up in the data, too. Retail sales overall grew only 3.4% in August,…
Key US Inflation Metric to Ease as Focus Shifts to Jobs Market
A shopper at a clothing store in downtown Detroit, Michigan. (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of…
China set for bumper ‘golden week’ travel rush in boost for economy
China is likely to see a bumper surge in travel bookings for the coming “golden week” holiday –…
Consumer sentiment drops in September as Americans anticipate job market risks
US consumer sentiment continued to slide in September as Americans worried about their jobs and inflation. The University…
‘I’m so in debt’: China’s personal loan subsidy draws scepticism as financial strain grows among youth
China’s new loan subsidy includes a split between borrowing above and below 50,000 yuan – something analysts say…
Swipe Local or Click to Ship?
Consumer spending in the age of Amazon, and what businesses are doing to keep community loyalty After two…
Household spending up despite wet Sydney weather
The CommBank HSI Index analyses month-to-month spending patterns using anonymised payments data from about seven million CBA customers,…
Jamie Dimon says economy is ‘weakening’ but even he can’t make sense of all the different data: ‘Maybe, one day, AI will fix that problem’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a sobering assessment of the American economy in an interview with CNBC…
Hidden inflation drives Japanese consumers to price-tracking sites
After three decades of falling prices, Japanese consumers are facing a new phenomenon known in other parts of…
Canada’s economy shrank more than expected in Q2, showing the trade war’s spring impact
A railway grain terminal in Alberta. (Photo by: LJM Photo/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ·…
Canada’s economy shrank more than expected in Q2, showing the trade war’s spring impact
A railway grain terminal in Alberta. (Photo by: LJM Photo/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ·…