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…
Boost household income to drive China’s economy in next 5 years, ex-official urges
China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest…
Another head-spinning revision rocks Wall Street
The U.S. economy expanded at a much faster pace than initially estimated last quarter, according to new Commerce…
Stocks Hold Gains on Signs Consumer in Good Shape: Markets Wrap
Wall Street traders gearing up for the Federal Reserve decision refrained from making big bets as they awaited…
Japan’s economy grew at faster rate in fiscal Q1 than initially thought on healthy consumer spending
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at a stronger rate in the fiscal first quarter than previously estimated,…