[ad_1] Chinese Premier Li Qiang gave global business elites a big hint on highly anticipated growth figures, as he sought to reassure them that investing in China is an opportunity—not…
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Australian Consumer Pessimism Stretches Into 2024
[ad_1] SYDNEY—The extreme level of consumer pessimism in Australia has continued into 2024 with the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute reading on sentiment falling in January despite a slide in concerns…
Peace and Prosperity in the Taiwan Strait Still Have a Chance
[ad_1] Taiwan has voted: bringing the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented consecutive third term in the presidency. Now the world is waiting on Beijing, which claims Taiwan but doesn’t…
Germany’s Economy Contracted in 2023, as Economic Model Faltered
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 5:20 am ET Germany’s economy contracted in 2023, hit by high inflation that squeezed consumer spending, with the country’s creaking industrial model also suffering from…
WSJ News Exclusive | It Won’t Be a Recession—It Will Just Feel Like One
[ad_1] The good news is the probability of a recession is down sharply, according to The Wall Street Journal’s latest survey of economists. The bad news is that, for a…
Stocks Finish Roughly Flat After Inflation Data
[ad_1] Stocks staged an afternoon rally to erase most of their earlier declines Thursday after new data suggested inflation might not be cooling quite as quickly as some investors hoped.…
Inflation Edged Up in December After Rapid Cooling Most of 2023
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 1:27 pm ET Americans caught a big break last year as inflation fell by nearly half and paychecks grew, delivering real wage gains in 2023…