Hopes for more constructive US-China ties after Trump hails meeting with Xi
The long-awaited meeting between the presidents of the world’s two largest economies marked a major milestone in what has been…
Trump’s Asia tour sees deals, knee-bending and a revealing final meeting
US presidential trips abroad have traditionally been an opportunity to display the power of the American nation on the world…
US grocers brace for sales dip as food aid set to lapse
U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart WMT to Smithfield Foods SFD are bracing for a dip in November…
Europe’s capital markets union trust problem
What will it take to make progress? The European Union is founded on four freedoms: the free movement of people,…
US job market is now ‘no hire, more fire’: McGeever
The U.S. labor market has been characterized as a ‘no hire, no fire’ landscape for much of the past year.…
Rates Spark: Fed and ECB in a good place
The Fed moves to using T-bill buying more actively as a means to managing reserves The Federal Reserve now plans…
China needs 4.17% annual GDP growth to meet 2035 goal, publication shows
China is confident it will achieve an annual average growth rate of 4.17% over the next decade, the level needed…
Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up
Facing deepening fractures in the global trade order, Asia-Pacific leaders adopted a joint declaration that emphasized the need for resilience…
China’s Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to US
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centrestage at a meeting of APEC leaders on Saturday to push a proposal for a…
Asia’s factories stumble as US tariffs hit order books
Asia’s big manufacturing hubs struggled to fire up in October, business surveys showed on Monday, as weak U.S. demand and…