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Economics

China Moves to Stem Deflation’s Grip with Price Oversight and Consumption Drive

Deflationary forces have tightened their hold on China’s economy, as factory‑gate prices continue to slide and corporate earnings shrink. In the first half of 2025, producer prices fell by nearly 3 percent year‑on‑year, extending a record streak of factory‑price declines that now spans more than a...

Japan’s Export Slump Stokes Recession Fears as Eyes Turn to U.S. Trade Pact

Japan’s economy faces mounting uncertainty after data showed exports contracting for a second consecutive month in June. The 0.5 percent year‑on‑year decline followed May’s 1.7 percent drop, deepening concerns that the country may slip into recession. With trade accounting for nearly a quarter of...

Bundesbank expects Germany's GDP to stagnate in Q2

The German central bank anticipates no growth in the country's GDP for April-June 2025 following an unanticipated recovery in the first quarter. The economy “likely stagnated” and the overall trend continues to be “weak,” according to the Bundesbank's monthly report. The central bank cautioned...

Anomalies Lurking Beneath China’s Economic Resilience

Despite a headline‑grabbing 5.2% expansion in the second quarter of 2025, China’s economy is marked by growing fissures that belie its outward strength. Exports continue to surge—buoyed by a temporary truce in the U.S.–China trade war—and factory output remains robust. Yet this export‑heavy model...

UK to bring back electric car subsidies

The UK government is bringing back subsidies up to £3,750 ($5,000) for electric vehicles to aid the auto industry and achieve environmental goals. The Department for Transport announced in a statement that the overall program will amount to £650 million. Financial support will be available for...

China’s Growth Slows as Debt, Deflation and Weak Demand Mount

China’s economy expanded by 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, down from 5.4 percent in Q1 and only slightly above analysts’ projections. Although this pace still meets Beijing’s official annual target of “around 5 percent,” a confluence of challenges—including a deepening property slump,...

Trump Pushes for Sweeping EU Concessions as Transatlantic Trade Talks Stall

As a summer deadline for U.S. tariff hikes on European goods looms, transatlantic trade negotiations have hit an impasse, with U.S. President Donald Trump insisting on deeper concessions from the European Union even as Brussels seeks to maintain a fragile truce. Both sides have extended pauses on...

Chinese Exporters Scramble Ahead of 29‑Day Countdown to Trump’s Tariff Deadline

With just 29 days remaining before President Trump’s next major tariff truce with China expires on August 12, exporters across the country have launched an all‑out effort to mitigate the looming risk of duties reverting to levels exceeding 100 percent. As this deadline approaches, firms are racing...

EU Champions Transatlantic Partnership to Secure Economic Stability and Global Influence

The European Union has ramped up efforts to finalize a comprehensive trade agreement with the United States, driven by strategic economic imperatives, political considerations and the desire to safeguard its industries and consumers against escalating protectionism. Leaders in Brussels view a...

Trump Amplifies Pressure with 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexico to Address Deficits and Security

US President Donald Trump has escalated his trade confrontation with two of America’s closest economic partners by announcing a 30 percent tariff on all imports from the European Union and Mexico, slated to take effect August 1. Citing deepening trade imbalances and national security...
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