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Beijing stock market intervention poses political test

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CHINA

Beijing's policy focus on crisis management.

Germany is close to entering a recession

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GERMANY

Berlin believes that supply via the pipeline will decline significantly or end completely after the maintenance work. Consumer confidence in July reached an historic low…

Catalan independence would unsettle financial markets

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SPAIN

The turmoil triggered by the unauthorised Catalan independence referendum on October 1 will weigh on Spain’s recent strong growth performance, test the coalition governments of…

Added Saudi risks will fail to deter many investors

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SAUDI ARABIA

This follows the successful issuance of 7.5 billion dollars of bonds by the Saudi government on January 9 -- a signal of confidence from global financial markets after the…

US COVID-19 labour strike wave will grow

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UNITED STATES

Congress has passed three COVID-19 relief packages, which include payroll support for shuttered businesses to retain employees. Congress now eyes a fourth package to expand…

Basic Policy signals Tokyo’s economic direction

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JAPAN

These policies also foster communication between government and business, labour unions and other stakeholders. Continuity of policy is matched this year by adjustment in response…

Canada needs record subsidies to attract new plant

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CANADA

Volkswagen (VW) announced last month that its first battery facility outside Europe would be built in Ontario. While Canada has strong potential in this sector, the scale of the…

Spain should avoid recession but growth will slow

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SPAIN

Spain has outperformed other EU economies thanks to a resurgence in demand for tourism, with spending close to 2019 levels, and its relatively limited direct exposure to the…

Beirut blast could bring hunger, disease and fury

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LEBANON

The leading theory suggests an accidental cause. The blast has caused massive devastation and put extreme pressure on struggling healthcare facilities. Lebanon was already facing…

GDP growth of 3% cannot be sustained in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

This assumes optimistically that its policies are quick to boost growth in the second half of 2017. However, Bank of Korea data showed on July 27 that annual growth slowed to 2.7…