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China's economic growth slowed in the three months to the end of September as trade tensions with the US flared up. The world's second-largest economy grew by 4.8% compared to the same period in 2024, its weakest pace in a year, official figures released on Monday show.
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have won the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining innovation-driven economic growth
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 6.27%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released on Thursday. That is down from last week's reading of 6.3%.
Denmark’s Ørsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, has had to raise an extra $9bn from investors and this month said it would cut a quarter of its 8,000-strong workforce. London-headquartered Corio Generation, backed by Macquarie, has cut jobs, while Spanish developer BlueFloat Energy has quit the market.
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Fed Chair Powell says hiring slowdown poses economic risks, hinting at more interest rate cuts
Jerome Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday gave specific marching orders for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take tougher stances on China's state-driven economic practices as part of his push to get the global lenders to refocus on their core missions.
Wall Street giants are reporting blowout results for their most recent quarter. But they are getting worried about what lies ahead.
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What to know about Wall Street's hottest trade, designed to guard against global economic chaos
"Everyone's talking about it," one strategist said about the debasement trade. "That's the boogeyman right now."
Learn about Say's Law of Markets, how production drives economic demand, implications for growth and policy, and its historical context versus Keynesian economics.
Despite being locked in a 9-year neighborhood zoning battle, Ellicott City’s Manor Hill Brewing shows no signs of slowing down, a testament to the ongoing popularity of farm breweries.
Conservative former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga is banking on a bold economic rescue plan to win Bolivia's October 19 presidential runoff,
Business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are warning that the ongoing government shutdown is harming small businesses and costing American economic growth.