China’s big gamble could blow up in its face

China’s big gamble could blow up in its face

The implosion of its property sector has forced China into a major pivot to boost its economy. It needs help from the rest of the world for it to work.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Central banks face a horrible choice,warns the prophet of the Great Recession

Central banks face a horrible choice,warns the prophet of the Great Recession

Bernard Connolly is one of the very few prophets who foresaw both the Great Recession and the eurozone sovereign debt debacle. After a long silence,he is again issuing warnings.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
‘Dangerous decade’:Europe is now at Vladimir Putin’s mercy
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Analysis

‘Dangerous decade’:Europe is now at Vladimir Putin’s mercy

As Vladimir Putin ramps up spending on his military,Europe’s war chest is shrinking.

  • byEir Nolsoe andMatt Oliver
‘New regime’:Business leaders say rates,inflation could stay higher for longer

‘New regime’:Business leaders say rates,inflation could stay higher for longer

Three per cent is the new 2 per cent,says BlackRock global chief investment strategist Wei Li.

  • byMillie Muroi
Joe Biden has an economic problem

Joe Biden has an economic problem

With the US economy booming,it seems Bidenomics has been vindicated. Allow me to offer a somewhat more sceptical perspective.

  • byTyler Cowen
How China strangled its golden goose – and paid a terrible price

How China strangled its golden goose – and paid a terrible price

Western banks,their expat workers and foreign money are all taking flight from Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the region.

  • byMelissa Lawford
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Central banks might push the world into a long downturn
Opinion
Opinion

Central banks might push the world into a long downturn

The Federal Reserve,the European Central Bank and the Bank of England might be rushing into a very big mistake.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
Xi’s one-man rule over China’s economy is sparking trouble
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Xi’s one-man rule over China’s economy is sparking trouble

Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power has cleared the path for him to put the economy on a more sustainable footing. But there’s a big problem.

  • byRebecca Choong Wilkins andJosh Xiao
‘Blue zone’ myth:The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
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‘Blue zone’ myth:The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds

It would be charming if there really were “blue zone” Edens of supercentenarians.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
Embattled Chinese property giant dealt a fresh blow

Embattled Chinese property giant dealt a fresh blow

Country Garden’s debt crisis is entering a new chapter after a creditor filed a winding-up court petition in Hong Kong that adds pressure on the Chinese developer to quicken its restructuring efforts.

  • byLulu Yilun Chen
Trump wants to kill this fading giant. It might die anyway
Opinion
Opinion

Trump wants to kill this fading giant. It might die anyway

The clock is ticking for the body that sets the rules for global trade. Even if Trump doesn’t get back in the White House,the outlook is grim.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz