Nanchang’s skyscrapers represented urban transformation, but the city added apartments faster than its population grew. The result: vacant homes and offices.
Category: Economic Conditions and Trends
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U.K. Inflation Slowed in April, but Remains Stubbornly High
Consumer prices rose 8.7% from a year earlier, the slowest pace since March 2022.
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Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent Signal First Steps in Bumpy Recovery
The economy is open again, helping Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent claw back in the first quarter from a miserable 2022, though they will likely face continuing skepticism from investors.
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China’s Youth Unemployment Crisis: 1 in 5 Are Out of Work
The youth unemployment rate, which spiked during the pandemic, reached a record high this week, showing the perils of China’s uneven economic recovery.
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For Biden, Debt Limit Crisis Complicates Trip to Asia
Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global economy.
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U.K. Economy Continues to Grow Slowly
The increase of 0.1 percent in the three months that ended in March, which was driven by construction and information services, matched the slow rise in the previous quarter.
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Kemal Dervis, Who Eased Turkey’s Economic Crisis, Dies at 74
Changes he spearheaded in 2001 helped avert disaster. He later led the United Nations Development Program.
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Bank of England Raises Interest Rates to 4.5%, Highest Level in 15 Years
The central bank lifted its benchmark rate a quarter point, to 4.5 percent, as part of its aggressive policy to tame inflation, which has remained stubbornly high.
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Why China Doesn’t Have a Property Tax
Local governments are sinking further into debt, but after years of talk, officials have yet to introduce a real estate tax.
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The Elusive Fix for China’s Budget Crisis
Property taxes would help local governments that are sinking further into debt. But after years of talk, officials have yet to introduce a real estate tax.