Category: Economics

1. US GDP Growth Slows in First Quarter of 2021

2. Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged at Record Low

3. US Trade Deficit Widens to Highest Level in a Decade

4. US Jobless Claims Rise as Economic Recovery Stalls

5. US Inflation Rate Hits Highest Level in Nearly a Decade

6. US Manufacturing Activity Slows in April

7. US Consumer Spending Remains Weak in April

↪ China’s economy grows at 4.3%, one of its lowest rates on record 3 weeks ago
↪ China’s monthly car ‌exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars 3 weeks ago
↪ Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals 4 weeks ago
↪ EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit 1 month ago
↪ UK to halve tariff-free steel imports to counter glut of cheap Chinese metal 1 month ago
↪ Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next? 1 month ago
↪ ‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds 2 months ago
↪ EU trade deficit with China reaches record €1bn a day, data shows 2 months ago
↪ On China, Trump picked the right battle but the wrong strategy 2 months ago
↪ ‘I want my life back’: drugs shortages lay bare economic impact of diamond crash in Botswana 2 months ago