Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest UK GDP report 8.00 am BST Germany’s economy is also struggling, compounding the risks to the UK economy. New data is demonstrating that German exports slumped by 3.9% year-on-year in August, the worst performance this year, with importations …
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news US and China to restart trade talksMeeting is provided for in early OctoberChinese stocks jump 1% 8.13 am BST The changes of a US-China trade deal anytime soon are thin, tells Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior sell psychoanalyst at London Capital Group. She …
Read More »5 puzzles in the international economy
By Homi Kharas The global economy continues to baffle economists who produce clever their responses to puzzles but not ever in convincing manner. This is not new–Maurice Obstfeld and Ken Rogoff discussed six major perplexes in international macroeconomics almost two decades ago. Here are five issues where I feel the …
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