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Inside China
Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens
China’s economic mess is weighing heavily on Australia and the rest of the world. Added to Beijing’s concerns is the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
Australian economy
GDP is going backwards. That doesn’t mean your life is, too
If gross domestic product – better known by its nickname GDP – was a perfect reflection of our quality of life, we would be in trouble.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
US Votes 2024
What will happen to your mortgage if ‘tariff man’ Trump wins the White House
Many countries would respond to Trump’s tariff hike with tit-for-tat trade restrictions. That would increase the cost of goods and services traded internationally, stoking inflation.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Interest rates
The Fed may have left it too late to cut interest rates as recession fears grow
Jerome Powell has signalled that the Fed will soon cut US rates for the first time since it began raising them aggressively more than two years ago. It may have missed its moment.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Time has come’ to cut interest rates, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
“The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said in a highly anticipated speech to the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic conference.
- by Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
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Skills shortage
The fixable problem that would boost wages and deliver $9b extra for economy
About 44 per cent of permanent migrants, including Fatin Alrawi, are working below their qualification level. The economic cost is huge.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Global economy
China can’t rescue the global economy this time
The global economy is sputtering and an “enormous error” in the US just ramped up the pressure. We can’t rely on China to fix things.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Productivity
How GPT (not that one) could be a painless fix for our inflation problem
I asked ChatGPT what its chances were of improving productivity in Australia – if it was a betting man. Here’s what it said.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Inside China
China has a ‘vicious’ problem and even Xi Jinping will struggle to fix it
Chinese companies continue to churn out more products than the world may need. Even Xi Jinping may be powerless to slow them down.
- by Shuli Ren
Analysis
Global economy
The Rocky Mountains meeting that has the world on edge
The world’s central bankers are gathering in Wyoming this week. They find themselves more divided than perhaps any time since before the pandemic.
- by Swati Pandey, Mark Schroers, Tom Rees and Garfield Reynolds
Opinion
Online shopping
Think you’ve snagged a bargain online? It’s you who’s been snagged
While new and competitive businesses are a good thing for consumers, we should keep a careful eye on these companies. After all, they’re keeping a close watch on ours.
- by Millie Muroi