Asia Economy
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Finance
China is tackling weak consumption with child care subsidies
Customers browse children’s clothing at a wholesale store in Chongqing, China, on March 1, 2025. Cheng Xin | Getty Images…
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House is heading off a ‘guaranteed’ financial crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on March 13th, 2025. CNBC Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the Trump administration…
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Economy
Asian economies scramble to appease Trump as the U.S. president ratchets up tariff threats
PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 28: The container ship Vung Tau Express sails loaded with shipping containers close to the…
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Economy
China retaliates with additional tariffs of up to 15% on select U.S. imports starting Feb. 10
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s finance ministry said Tuesday it will impose additional tariffs of 15% on…
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Economy
New Zealand won’t ‘get rich’ by focusing trade in the South Pacific alone, PM says
Cattle photographed in New Zealand. Agriculture plays a major role in New Zealand’s economy, especially when it comes to exports.…
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China ramps up Wall Street meetings as Trump inauguration looms
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has met with several U.S. finance executives in the last month as Beijing seeks to…
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Economy
India’s quarterly growth slumps to a near two-year low, well below expectations
Construction workers in Mumbai, India, on June 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s economy expanded by just…
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China plans to restrict exports of a critical metal. But the market isn’t that worried
Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010.…
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Economy
What Trump’s historic election victory means for the global economy
A worker is making textile export orders at a production workshop of a textile enterprise in Binzhou, China, on July…
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Economy
IMF warns on China’s property market worsening as it cuts country’s growth outlook
Chinese flags for sale on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg…
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