INT

  • Apr 2
  • 2 min read

Ultra-low China CPI alters domestic and world dynamics

Persistent low inflation in China poses both domestic and global challenges

International
  • Apr 2
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Firmer manufacturing guards against global recession

The manufacturing PMIs show that performance divides between US/Europe and within Europe and Asia are widening

International
  • Mar 28
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China’s economic targets will get trickier to achieve

The economic targets for this year are unchanged from 2023 and innovation has replaced consumption as the top priority

China
  • Mar 27
  • 2 min read

Climate challenge of tech to gain wider attention

Growing corporate attention is shifting to the energy demand and climate footprint of technology sectors

International
  • Mar 27
  • 2 min read

Upward trend in China’s industrial profits to persist

The profits of China’s industrial firms rose in the first months of the year

China
  • Mar 27
  • 2 min read

EU-US economic divergence will persist if not widen

March euro-area confidence rose, within pessimistic territory, while US confidence stagnated within optimistic territory

EU
  • Mar 27
  • 2 min read

Geopolitics of AI technical standards will heat up

Technical standards for artificial intelligence (AI) will emerge slowly but geopolitical rifts over it will be intense

International
  • Mar 26
  • 2 min read

Demographics will be a key driver of growth prospects

The Blackrock CEO highlights the implications of the demographic shift underway, as well as energy transition pressures

International