China’s factory activity contracts in January on weak domestic demand
China’s factory activity faltered in January as weak domestic demand dragged down production at the start of the…
Tale of 2 megacities: how did Beijing and Shanghai’s GDPs surpass 5 trillion yuan?
As China’s two largest cities by economic output, Beijing and Shanghai are widely seen as barometers for the…
Germany trims this year’s growth forecast to 1% as its economy is slow to gather pace
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday trimmed its 2026 forecast for the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest,…
The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns
The United States national debt has reached a precarious milestone, hitting 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and…
South Korea’s Surprise Contraction Points to Broad Fragility
(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s economy shrank in the final quarter of 2025 due to a broad pullback in…
Manufacturing must be innovation-led, says Goyal; November exports recover after sharp October fall
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asserted that flexibility and technology would be the…
Shanghai bets on manufacturing to buttress finance in two-pronged growth plan
Shanghai, mainland China’s top finance and trade hub, is set to double down on efforts to prevent the…
‘Poorer than it would have been’
Researchers at the University of Cambridge’s climaTRACES Lab found that global gross domestic product could shrink by up…
As China drafts its next 5-year plan, is GDP still the magic number?
For decades, the annual target for gross domestic product growth was the most critical policymaking benchmark across China.…
Developing | China reports 4.8% quarterly GDP growth, moving closer to annual target
China’s economy grew 4.8 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, staying in line…
Chinese Export Boom Can’t Stop Economy’s Slowdown
An Antong Holdings Co. container ship at the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. (Bloomberg) — China’s economy…
US economy expanded at surprising 3.8% pace in second quarter — what’s fuelling the growth spurt?
Increased consumer spending in the US has uplifted its economy as it expanded at a surprising 3.8% from…