Japan’s economy is faltering after a rise in prices led consumers to cut back on spending.
Category: Economic Conditions and Trends
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China Rules Solar Energy, but Its Industry at Home Is in Trouble
The solar sector shows how China conducts industrial policy: It chooses industries to dominate, floods them with loans and lets companies fight it out.
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China Unexpectedly Cuts Interest Rate as World Markets Sag
The central bank lowered a key rate in its latest effort to steady China’s economy, as Asian stock markets followed Wall Street down.
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China Shows Few Signs of Tilting Economy Toward Consumers in New Plan
The Communist Party rebuffed calls from economists to shift away from investment-led growth and toward consumer spending.
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China’s Leaders Offer High Hopes, but Few Details for Road to Recovery
Top officials emerged from a high-stakes meeting about lifting the economy out of its malaise with few signs of a fundamental rethink.
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U.K. Inflation Steady as Economists Puzzle Over ‘Taylor Swift Effects’
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big jump in hotel prices coinciding with a blockbuster series of concerts.
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U.K. Inflation Steady as Interest Rate Cuts Hang in the Balance
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, in line with the Bank of England’s target for the second month in a row.
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To Revitalize Britain’s Economy, a Plan for a Stronger Government Role
The Labour Party’s economic agenda, like many other programs around the world, puts political leaders more firmly in charge of industrial policy.
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I.M.F. Sees Signs of Cooling in U.S. Economy
The International Monetary Fund warned that inflation remained stubbornly high and that protectionism posed a risk to the global economic outlook.
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China Is Holding a Major Meeting on the Economy That You Can’t Watch
President Xi Jinping will preside over a conclave to draft a new economic program. The stakes are high, but expectations for big changes are modest.
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China’s Economy Slows as Housing Troubles Squeeze Spending
After a strong start to the year, spending has weakened as a real estate downturn weighs on consumers and companies. Communist Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss what to do about it.