Charting the Global Economy: Cash crunch in India, China losing momentumChina’s industrial output, retail sales and fixed investment grew at a much slower pace than expected in April. A major worry was the jump ...
Jerome Powell may face more opposition as Fed choices get tougherWith inflation as high as 9% in the past year, Powell's colleagues were all-in on the fight to curb price pressures, with another 25 basis-...
Charting the Global Economy: Asian factories wobble, oil up on OPECWhile more tempered pay growth should help aid the Federal Reserve in its inflation fight, developments outside of the control of the US ce...
Charting the global economy: New barriers to trade hamper world economy's recoveryThe combination of rising borrowing costs and lingering price pressures is taking a bigger toll on household finances, with debt hitting a ...
Charting the Global Economy: Inflation eases from US to EuropeDespite the cooling, there’s still evidence that inflation could prove more enduring. US employers added more jobs than forecast and wages ...
Factory production weakens on lingering supply chain constraintsThe standoff between the US and China over Taiwan has thrown a spotlight on growing risks to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes -- e...
Charting the global economy: Activity cools in Europe, USRetail and wholesale prices in the UK accelerated, while a key gauge of inflation in Singapore hit an almost 14-year high. Meantime, more c...
Ties that bind the global economy are unraveling at a frightening paceRussia’s gross domestic product rose at a slower pace in the first quarter, hindered by the initial impact of sanctions, and its central ba...
Charting the global economy: Factory costs surge from Russia warFactories from Australia to Europe are seeing already surging costs jump further as Russia’s war in Ukraine and the barrage of sanctions ro...
Donald Trump’s final China scorecard: A story of many defeats, and one big changeSignificantly, Trump’s term has had a notable impact on American attitudes toward China. In time, that could prove the dynamic that affects...
IMF data shows coronavirus will push China GDP growth well beyond USThe IMF estimates China will grow by 8.2% next year, down a full percentage point from the IMF’s April estimate but strong enough to accoun...
These 20 countries will dominate global growth in 2024Which economies are the key players now and where will global growth come from in five years? Bloomberg used International Monetary Fund pr...
The 21 most miserable countries in the worldThe index was created by economist Arthur Okun, and it was an extremely popular measurement during the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presi...