カテゴリー: Economic policy
Results for 2025 risk further unsettling economies about China’s trade practices and overcapacity, and their own over-reliance on Chinese productsChina has reported a strong export run in 2025 with a record trillion-dollar surplus, as its producers bra…
US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…
Lasting damage has been done not only to Trump’s political credibility but to globalisation as a systemAt the beginning of this helter-skelter week, Downing Street was declaring globalisation not only dead but a failure. Now, only five trading days lat…
Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour governmentMinisters are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a multibillion-pound free trade agreement that they hope will…
Prime minister hoping to revive ‘bromance’ of Trump’s first term despite US president calling India ‘a very big abuser’The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, is heading to Washington for high-stakes talks in an attempt to avoid a trade war with Dona…
Rachel Reeves to encourage import of raw materials from Commonwealth countries to counter China’s grip on market Businesses that import critical minerals to the UK will be given access to state-backed loans in a move to counter China’s dominance in the…
Freight and logistics sector is turning to women to fill gap as demand for drivers grows alongside cap on overtimeWhen Mayumi Watanabe tells people what she does for a living, most struggle to hide their surprise, and not just because of her diminutive…
President vows to get economy back on track through ‘prudent fiscal management and ambitious reform agenda’The International Monetary Fund has approved Sri Lanka’s request for a $2.9bn bailout, raising hopes for an easing of its economic crisis.The IMF…
At the opening of the Communist party’s National People’s Congress, outgoing premier Li Keqiang confirmed a further rise in defence spending as wellChina has set a target of 5% GDP growth in 2023, its outgoing premier has said in a speech to the ruling…
From generous one-off benefit payments to caps on rent increases, state intervention is taking shape across the G7As Liz Truss’s government prepares to unveil a huge package of tax cuts, alongside energy price caps for UK households and businesses wort…
On the frontline of Britain’s energy bills crisis. Plus: Visions of outer space Get the Guardian Weekly magazine delivered to your home addressThe spiralling cost of living has been an increasingly urgent problem in the UK. But for many people, huge ri…
While the pandemic has not led to a jump in unemployment, its impact on the over-50s and public sector staff is particularly troublingAt first glance, the UK jobs market is in rude health. The unemployment rate is back to where it was before the Covid …
The government invests heavily to remove human contact from many aspects of life but fears of harmful social consequences persistFor Seoul-based graduate Lee Su-bin, the transition to a new lifestyle during the pandemic was no big deal.“At the universi…
Rate hike puts New Zealand ahead of most other developed economy nations as central banks look to wind back emergency-level borrowing costsNew Zealand’s central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in seven years, signalling further tighte…
President wants to spread ‘common prosperity’ but Covid and material shortages could spell troubleFor decades the aim in China has been the pursuit of growth, building the world’s second-largest economy from a relative backwater on the international st…