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Without effective vaccines, China’s economy may not heal

Changes to zero-Covid policy could prove insufficient if lockdowns are expected to continue

The Guardian - UK

'It's dead out here': China's slow exit from zero-COVID

Judging by Friday's quiet streets in China's capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, enduring anxieties about the coronavirus are likely to hamper a speedy return to health for the world's second-largest economy.

Reuters

Why India Can’t Replace China

The barriers to New Delhi’s next boom.

Foreign Affairs

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China seeks to tone down assertive diplomacy that ‘backfired,’ US official says

WASHINGTON — China’s assertive diplomacy in recent years has “backfired” and Beijing now seeks a more predictable relationship with the U.S. as the country’s economy slows and the government tries to loosen its strict COVID-19 curbs, the Biden administration’s top Asia official said.

Tribune News Service

Chicago attracting a healthy amount of investment, but all neighborhoods aren’t equal

Chicago attracted a lot of investment over the past decade, but how well its economy serves residents depends a lot on where they live. Between 2010 and 2020, neighborhoods where most residents are Black received a fraction of the overall investment recorded in mostly white neighborhoods, according to a new…

Chicago Tribune

Consumer confidence hit 20-month high last month

Consumer confidence increased for the sixth straight month in November, hitting a 20-month high, lifted by improved economic activity, an increase in foreign tourist arrivals and lower petrol prices.

Bangkok Post

3 Stocks That Stand to Benefit from the Ongoing Energy Crisis

Despite the recent retreat in oil and gas prices from their peaks, a surge in demand due to the onset of a chilly winter in the U.S. and Europe and the reopening of China’s economy could boost oil and gas prices significantly. Therefore, we think it could be wise to…

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Harvard economist Jason Furman warns the U.S. economy could be headed for an ‘incomplete hard landing’. Here's what that means

Furman says a "soft landing" isn't the most likely outcome for the U.S. economy. Rising wages are creating a nightmare for the Fed that will lead to something much worse.

Fortune

Argentina to introduce income tax relief in January

Argentina's government will raise the floor for income taxes in January, the country's Economy Minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday, amid union demands to ease the burden on workers.

Reuters

National cost of Marsden Point closure highlighted by Christmas jet fuel shortage

The loss of the country’s only oil refinery is already hurting the economy with the threat of grounded planes this summer – and that's just the start, argues Simon Terry.

Newsroom.co.nz

Derry councillor accuses Invest NI over "beyond ridiculous" job creation numbers

However, Invest NI denied the claims, saying that they've helped add £232m into the region’s economy in the last five years

Belfast Live

Three-day Scottish economics festival will challenge Westminster jargon

GLOBAL economists and comedians will be heading to Dundee next year to discuss Scotland's place in a globalised economy at the first economic…

The National (Scotland)

How Kerala and Delhi media covered the protest against Adani’s Vizhinjam port project

After four and a half months, Kerala’s fisherfolk on Wednesday “temporarily halted” their protest against the expansion of the Vizhinjam port in Thiruvananthapuram. The fisherfolk fear the Rs 7,525-crore project, controversially awarded to a Gautam Adani company by the previous Congress-led state government in 2015, will ruin their ecology, livelihoods…

Newslaundry

3 Stock Plays to Make Before the End of the Year

The Fed indicated a slowdown in its rate hike pace ahead, boosting investors' optimism. Moreover, the economy is showing resilience in the face of macro headwinds. As December is known to be a strong month for the stock market, investors could load up on fundamentally solid stocks, Microsoft (MSFT), Bristol-Myers…

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Former Mozambique president's son jailed over 'hidden debt'

The son of a former president of Mozambique has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty, along with 10 other people, on charges related to a corruption scandal in which the government concealed large debts, crashing the country's economy.

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The 4 Best Stocks to Buy Amid Market Volatility

Markets will likely remain extremely volatile ahead of the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) report and the Fed’s December policy decisions. Overall, the odds of the economy sliding into a recession are increasing. Given the uncertain economic backdrop, we think it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong stocks…

Reuters

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder pushed China to ease COVID curbs - WSJ

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder Terry Gou had warned China that the government's zero-COVID stance would threaten the position of the world's second-largest economy in the global supply chain, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Tribune News Service

Peru swears in Boluarte as new president after Castillo’s ‘coup’ attempt fails

Peru’s sixth president in four years starts her first day in office seeking to build a cabinet and restore confidence in the $240 billion economy after her predecessor tried to suspend congress and call for a new constitution.

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The Independent UK

US jobless claims up modestly last week

Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week but the labor market remains one of strongest parts of the U.S. economy

Axios

Oil prices fall to lowest level of the year

Oil prices are a big tell on how investors feel about the global economy's prospects

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China scrambles to recalibrate 'zero-COVID' policy

WUHAN, China/BEIJING -- The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has rolled back some elements of its "zero-COVID" policy, as the slowing economy and public frustration with strict infection prevention measures stoke concerns within the government.

The Independent UK

On the money: Yellen's next milestone is name on US currency

Janet Yellen is set to unveil the first U.S. currency bearing her signature, marking the first time that U.S. bank notes will bear the name of a female treasury secretary

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Rebounds on Optimism over China's Revamp of COVID Protocols

Oil prices rebounded on Thursday amid optimism over China's easing of anti-COVID measures, recouping losses after slumping to the lowest levels so far this year in the previous session. Brent crude futures rose $1 or 1.3% at $78.17 per barrel by 0750 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…

The Independent UK

World shares mixed ahead of U.S. jobless, inflation data

Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia ahead of the release Thursday and Friday of U.S. jobless and inflation data

Fortune

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

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