Economic Conditions and Trends – Page 18

Soaring Bond Yields Put U.K. Government’s Economic Plan at Risk

Investors are demanding sharply higher yields on government bonds, threatening to upend the Labour Party’s plans to reinvigorate a stagnant British economy.

By Eshe Nelson

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China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office

Only a third of China’s trade surplus was with the United States, and only a third of the U.S. deficit was with China. That makes for tricky math for the president-elect.

By Keith Bradsher

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China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion

China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.

By Keith Bradsher

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The Fed Is in no Rush to Cut Rates, Even if There Is a Weak Jobs Report

Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.

By Ben Casselman