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nytimes.com - Keith Bradsher - At World's Busiest Port, China's Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View
At World's Busiest Port, China's Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View
The New York Times

|At World's Busiest Port, China's Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/china-economy-duality.html While Ningbo's industry fuels China's foreign trade, local merchants and residents are feeling economic…

nytimes.com - Talmon Joseph Smith - The Fed Is Waiting and Watching an Uncertain Economy
The Fed Is Waiting and Watching an Uncertain Economy
The New York Times

Federal Reserve officials meeting for the first time this year find themselves in a familiar place: torn by their dual mandates of price stability and full employment. Far below its peak in 2022, inflation has nonetheless lingered above the central…

forbes.com - Bill Conerly - Economic Forecast 2026: Key Opportunities For Small Business
Economic Forecast 2026: Key Opportunities For Small Business
Forbes

The overall economy impacts small businesses, but particular impacts might be different for small companies versus large corporations. A small business economic forecast begins with current conditions—but that's harder than it seems.

forbes.com - Erik Sherman - Fed Interest Rate Choice Shows Conflict That Will Affect The Economy
Fed Interest Rate Choice Shows Conflict That Will Affect The Economy
Forbes

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Powell announced…

fastcompany.com - Joe Scantlebury - Why inclusion is the new standard for economic growth
Why inclusion is the new standard for economic growth
Fast Company

An inclusive economy is no longer a moral aspiration or a side project. Business leaders must understand that without inclusion, we cannot create a resilient, growing economy that delivers sustainable returns for all. In places where inclusion is…

bbc.co.uk - Ammar Ebrahim - Why Jersey companies lack confidence in the economy - BBC News
Why Jersey companies lack confidence in the economy - BBC News
BBC

Businesses in the island have told the BBC red tape and public sector spending were their main economic concerns. It follows the Institute of Directors reporting earlier this month, business leaders lacked confidence in the economy. Last October…

dailymail.co.uk - Elysia Taylor-hearn For The Scottish Daily Mail - The gig economy... £500m boost as millions visit city
The gig economy... £500m boost as millions visit city
Mail Online

Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport American chart topper Benson Boone was among the stars attracting millions of visitors to the Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow last year – boosting the local economy…

forbes.com - Dianne Plummer - From Plastic Waste To Strategic Materials In A Circular Economy
From Plastic Waste To Strategic Materials In A Circular Economy
Forbes

The future of sustainability is also dependent on whether it can be reengineered, redeployed, and reintegrated into the systems modern economies depend on. Plastic waste has often been treated as an environmental nuisance, and according to National…

abcnews.go.com - The Associated Press - Germany trims this year's growth forecast to 1% as its economy is slow to gather pace
Germany trims this year's growth forecast to 1% as its economy is slow to gather pace
ABC News

BERLIN -- The German government on Wednesday trimmed its 2026 forecast for the country's economy, Europe's biggest, as growth picks up more slowly than previously hoped. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government now expects gross domestic product to…

theguardian.com - Pippa Crerar - Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China
Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China
The Guardian

Keir Starmer will meet the Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday for historic talks he hopes will deepen economic ties at a time when some inside government fear the US is no longer a reliable partner. The prime minister – the first UK…

businessinsider.com - Naomi Buchanan - IMF warns not to take economic strength for granted, and flags 4 things propping up global growth
IMF warns not to take economic strength for granted, and flags 4 things propping up global growth
Business Insider

The International Monetary Fund projects another year of solid global economic growth — but it's also warning not to take the continued upward trajectory for granted. The IMF projects the global economy will grow 3.3% in 2026, mirroring that…

upi.com - Part-time job postings plunge as South Korea's economy chills
Part-time job postings plunge as South Korea's economy chills
UPI

Jan. 28 (Asia Today) -- The ripple effects of South Korea's domestic economic slowdown are increasingly being felt in the part-time job market, dealing another blow to young people seeking work. According to a specialized part-time job portal, the…

seekingalpha.com - Lawrence Fuller - The Stock Market Is Becoming The Economy
The Stock Market Is Becoming The Economy
Seeking Alpha

Economic growth remains above trend, fueled by top 10% household spending and record financial market wealth despite plummeting consumer confidence. Consumer spending is resilient, with Redbook Same-Store Sales Index showing 5.5% year-over-year…

newsweek.com - Sam Stevenson - Trump's approval rating on economy sparks midterms warning
Trump's approval rating on economy sparks midterms warning
Newsweek

President Donald Trump is now being rated as “slightly worse” on the economy than Joe Biden was at the same stage of his presidency in a warning for Republicans heading into the midterm elections, according to a new CNN analysis.

rediff.com - Rediff News - Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Lok Sabha today
Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Lok Sabha today
Rediff.com

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Economic Survey document, prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance and…

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