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How China turbocharged its industrial policy - and remade the global economy
Huang Yiping, a veteran Chinese economist, has attended countless policy forums and high-level summits over his long career. But one event at Peking University a decade ago stands out. Academic debates are often niche, sparsely attended affairs…
Hedge fund guru predicts US economic crisis worse than a recession
Lines of cars stretching for blocks around gas stations. Desperate drivers waiting hours to fill up before pumps run out. Transportation costs soaring, driving up prices of everyday items – from clothes to food. Jobs lost. Families hurt. The…
GOP senators warn Trump that shaky economy could spell election disaster
Republican senators are getting louder in warning President Trump that economic headwinds caused by the administration's tariff regime combined with the sharp reduction in global oil supplies could set the GOP up for a rude political awakening in…
There's a major inflation risk lurking for the economy as the Iran war drags on, and it's not oil
Oil is not the only commodity being upended by the Iran war. Disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have also throttled flows of critical fertilizer products, and the result could be another dire hit to inflation that pushes up food prices…
Govt maintains 2026 economic growth projection at 4%-4.5%
PUTRAJAYA: The government has maintained Malaysia's economic growth forecast for 2026 at 4.0 to 4.5 per cent, despite facing global geopolitical challenges and external economic uncertainties. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the…
Bloomberg Australia: Inside the Cocaine Economy
Host Rebecca Jones and our journalists lift the lid on the biggest business stories shaping Australia Host Rebecca Jones and our journalists lift the lid on the biggest business stories shaping Australia The Bloomberg Australia Podcast •…
Goldman cuts U.S. economic outlook over the Iran war - and the fear goes beyond oil
Things aren't looking so great on the economic front 12 days into the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Not only did oil prices again touch triple-digit levels, there are worries about supplies of everything from fertilizer to helium, important not just…
Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Economy
When missiles fly in this region, they are never just aimed at military targets, explains Prem Panicker, continuing his must read blog. A narrow stretch of water, barely thirty kilometres wide at its widest, has always assumed inordinate importance…
In the Strait of Hormuz, the world economy is being strangled
My favourite example is probably salt and vinegar crisps. Over the past few years I've been compiling a list of products that are unexpectedly made, at least in part, from chemicals derived from oil and gas. Artificial vanilla flavouring, chewing…
Middle East Conflict Clouds The Economic Outlook
A sustained 20% energy price increase could raise U.S. headline CPI by roughly 1 percentage point and reduce real consumption growth by 0.5 percentage points, offsetting some tax refund gains. Europe, the U.K., Japan, and Asian manufacturing…
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The Role of Nation-States in Globalization: Economy, Culture & Sovereignty
Globalization challenges traditional nation-state roles. Economic policies must adapt to multinational threats. Globalization can create power imbalances. Nation-states still regulate global commerce. Globalization encourages market access and…
Watch AlHasan: Iran Waging War of Economic Attrition
AlHasan: Iran Waging War of Economic Attrition Iran's strikes on Gulf nation continued even as they laid out demands for a truce. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the only way to end the war is “recognizing Iran's legitimate rights…
Economy Ministry finalising JS-SEZ master plan for March 30 launch
PUTRAJAYA: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) master plan and investment blueprint is being finalised by the Economy Ministry for its expected March 30 launch, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. The Economy Minister said the blueprint…
Opinion: The false positive of a pyrrhic economy
The Waterfront, home to many companies and the Corporate Income Tax Agency. The tax, paid largely by reinsurance companies, may prove to be a pyrrhic victory. (File photograph) In diagnostic medicine, a false positive is among the most dangerous of…
Iran war threatens India's 'Goldilocks' economy
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