This weekly round-up brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance. Top economy stories: US signals larger interest rate rises; China sets low economic growth target as it seeks ‘stability’; Japan narrowly avoids recession. 1. Larger interest rate rises may be on the way, US Fed […]
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This weekly round-up brings you the latest stories from the world of economics and finance. Top economy stories: IMF ups its global economic growth forecasts; US, ECB and UK raise interest rates; Global factory activity contracts again; India plans major boost to capital spending. 1. IMF raises growth forecasts for […]
1. In which is the world economy heading in 2023?The 12 months ahead looks better than at first feared for the world-wide financial system, but stays fraught with pitfalls, which includes the opportunity escalation of the war in Ukraine and the emergence of a transatlantic trade war, the last panel […]
But there could at last be some good information for builders and brokers: Scientists at Cash Economics consider housing sector activity is bottoming out. “There are developing indicators that housing industry activity may be near to a trough. The decline in house loan costs around the past pair of months […]