Economic Conditions and Trends – Page 58

China Is Buying Gold, Sending Prices to Record Highs

The global price of gold has reached its highest levels as Chinese investors and consumers, wary of real estate and stocks, buy the metal at a record pace.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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North Carolina Triad Tries to Reinvent Its Economy

North Carolina’s Triad was built on tobacco, textiles and furniture. Now it’s trying to forge a new economy from more highly skilled manufacturing.

By Santul Nerkar and Mike Belleme

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Global Growth Forecast Is Lifted but Risks Loom, O.E.C.D. Says

The global economy has proved resilient and inflation has declined, but any widening of the conflict in the Middle East could increase price pressures and dampen growth.

By Liz Alderman

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Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leaders

More than a decade after painful austerity, Greece, Portugal and Spain have been growing faster than traditional powerhouses like Germany.

By Liz Alderman and Melissa Eddy