A general view of shoppers is seen in a retail store in Shanghai, China, on May 10, 2025, as China’s CPI declines in April amid a trade war. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images China cut its key lending rates by 10 basis points on Tuesday, as Beijing ramps up efforts to boost its…
Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s retail sales growth slowed in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday, signaling that consumption remains a worry for the world’s second-largest economy. Retail sales rose 5.1% from a…
Motorists drive past as clouds gather over city skyline in Mumbai on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images) Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India continues to focus on its growth despite the flare up in tensions with Pakistan, said Shilpak Ambule, the country’s…
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Financial institutions are rethinking their China calls after a surprise trade truce between Washington and Beijing, raising both the country’s growth forecasts as well as stock market outlooks. On Monday, the U.S. and China…
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), during the Monetary Policy Report news conference at the bank’s headquarters in the City of London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. The Bank of England left its benchmark lending rate at a 15-year high, ruling out any possibility of letting up on its fight against…
A security guard stands outside the building near signs advertising the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded its growth forecasts for major Asian economies in 2025, citing trade tensions and “high policy uncertainty.” The…
Tariffs are posing major headwinds for the U.S. and global economies, leading the International Monetary Fund to slash its 2025 growth forecast. President Donald Trump’s April 2 rollout of “reciprocal” tariffs has not only shaken stocks – the S&P 500 is down 9% since the levies were launched – but they also have set off…
Shoppers pass along the high street in Maidstone, UK, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund downgraded the U.K.’s 2025 growth forecast in its latest economic outlook released on Tuesday, warning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, higher borrowing costs and increased energy prices will dent…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One before landing in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 28, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Policy uncertainty and new sweeping tariffs from the Trump administration are combining to create a stagflationary outlook for the U.S. economy in the latest CNBC Rapid…
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images With decision day looming this week for President Donald…
