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Global economy
A quarter-century after the handover, is Hong Kong still attractive as a business hub?
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 29, 2022
Crackdowns by Beijing and severe COVID restrictions have undermined its status. Friday marks the anniversary of the transfer of control.
Inflation's a global problem. Curbing it may send some countries' economies into recession.
Jun 16, 2022
The U.S. economy might have an easier time achieving a "soft landing" than economies in Europe and elsewhere.
How industrial standards help explain Russia's economic motives for invading Ukraine
by
Justin Ho
May 17, 2022
International standards can be tools of globalization. They can also keep other countries locked within an economic orbit.
China’s efforts to address domestic problems can lead to global challenges
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 29, 2022
Restrictions on exports like fertilizer and steel have major economic ramifications for trading partners.
Global economic growth will be almost cut in half this year — or will it?
Apr 19, 2022
The IMF forecasts a slowdown in growth from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2022. But the pandemic and the war could change its outlook.
Global food prices reach all-time high
Apr 8, 2022
The United Nations’ index of global food prices rose 12.6% in March, increasing the risk of hunger in the developing world.
Could the U.S. have weakened its financial clout by using it to sanction Russia?
Apr 4, 2022
Probably not, but Russia and China are likely to keep looking for ways to avoid U.S.-controlled financial infrastructure.
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How Russian sanctions could speed up the corrosion of globalization
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Mar 23, 2022
Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute says that could lead to less varied, costlier goods and a more divided and politically uncertain world.
Trade deals improve relations with U.S. allies — gradually
Mar 23, 2022
A new trade deal with the U.K. will erase Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the U.S., and motorcycles and whiskey exported to the U.K.
Central Asia suffers collateral economic damage from Russia's war in Ukraine
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Mar 22, 2022
These neighbors of Russia played no part in Putin’s invasion, but they are caught in the economic crossfire triggered by sanctions.