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China's Economy Seen Slowing Further In 2024: Report
China's economic growth likely fell fractionally short of the government's 5 percent target last year, according to an AFP survey, as leaders head into 2025 steeling for the second presidency of Trump amid fears of another painful trade standoff.
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Trump's Election Victory May Add To Trudeau's Challenges In Canada
Donald Trump's return to the White House next year could bring economic pain and difficult decisions for Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once branded a "far-left lunatic" by the Republican.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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El Nino's Fierce Heat Carries New Risk Of Resurgent Deadly Viruses
The return of El Nino after nearly four years is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain, and agricultural disruption across the globe. Now add another unpleasant effect to the mix: a resurgence of tropical diseases.
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More Pain For China As Soaring Covid Cases To Push Economy Off A Cliff
Chinas soaring Covid infections are keeping people home and causing a slump in travel and economic activity, according to the latest high-frequency data.
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Cash-Strapped Moroccans Find Joy In World Cup Run
FIFA World Cup: Moroccan moped driver El Haj Mohamed is in high spirits as his country's top footballers gear up for a historic World Cup clash against France, a welcome break from daily economic pain
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Russia, In War With Ukraine, Faces Economic Pain, Attempts Of Isolation
Russia's invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe into its biggest land war since World War Two, igniting a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised Ukrainian cities and damaged the global economy.
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Opinion: Tech Layoffs Are Shooting Up - Microsoft, Meta, More To Come
Mass layoffs are one of the more painful consequences of a looming economic recession, and the high-flying and well-funded tech industry isn't immune. A worsening economic outlook means tech businesses will be looking for ways to trim costs this year
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Bitcoin Falls to $18,600 After US Federal Reserve Announces Another Interest Rate Hike
Cryptocurrencies came under pressure on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered another big interest rate hike and warned of economic pain from the aggressive policy tightening still to come.
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Rupee Slumps To All-Time Low Of 80.15 As Dollar Hits New Two-Decade Peak On Fed's Policy Pain
Rupee Today: The Indian currency opened significantly weaker against the greenback after more policy 'pain' statements from major central banks
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From Oil To Atta, Prices Have Soared Across Essentials, Now GST Adds To Pain
The prices from oil to atta and across essentials have soared because of supply-driven shortages, and the new GST rates on these commodities will add to the already-stretched household budgets.
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"This Is The Truth": Sri Lankan Prime Minister Admits Bankruptcy
Sri Lanka is bankrupt and the acute pain of its unprecedented economic crisis will linger until at least the end of next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka's Big Fuel Price Hike As US Delegation Arrives For Crisis Talks
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.
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More Pain Ahead For Indian Stocks; Inflation And Fed In Focus
After benchmark Indian indexes crashed on Friday, marking their first weekly drop in four, the intense selling pressure is likely to continue in the week ahead as investors across the globe remain concerned about the impact of aggressive monetary policy tightening on economic growth.
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Asian Currencies' Bearish Trends Retreat On China Recovery Signs
Bearish bets on Asian currencies reduced on signs that China's economic pain may abate with easing of COVID-19 curbs
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China's Economy Seen Slowing Further In 2024: Report
China's economic growth likely fell fractionally short of the government's 5 percent target last year, according to an AFP survey, as leaders head into 2025 steeling for the second presidency of Trump amid fears of another painful trade standoff.
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Trump's Election Victory May Add To Trudeau's Challenges In Canada
Donald Trump's return to the White House next year could bring economic pain and difficult decisions for Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once branded a "far-left lunatic" by the Republican.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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El Nino's Fierce Heat Carries New Risk Of Resurgent Deadly Viruses
The return of El Nino after nearly four years is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain, and agricultural disruption across the globe. Now add another unpleasant effect to the mix: a resurgence of tropical diseases.
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More Pain For China As Soaring Covid Cases To Push Economy Off A Cliff
Chinas soaring Covid infections are keeping people home and causing a slump in travel and economic activity, according to the latest high-frequency data.
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Cash-Strapped Moroccans Find Joy In World Cup Run
FIFA World Cup: Moroccan moped driver El Haj Mohamed is in high spirits as his country's top footballers gear up for a historic World Cup clash against France, a welcome break from daily economic pain
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Russia, In War With Ukraine, Faces Economic Pain, Attempts Of Isolation
Russia's invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe into its biggest land war since World War Two, igniting a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised Ukrainian cities and damaged the global economy.
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Opinion: Tech Layoffs Are Shooting Up - Microsoft, Meta, More To Come
Mass layoffs are one of the more painful consequences of a looming economic recession, and the high-flying and well-funded tech industry isn't immune. A worsening economic outlook means tech businesses will be looking for ways to trim costs this year
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Bitcoin Falls to $18,600 After US Federal Reserve Announces Another Interest Rate Hike
Cryptocurrencies came under pressure on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered another big interest rate hike and warned of economic pain from the aggressive policy tightening still to come.
-
Rupee Slumps To All-Time Low Of 80.15 As Dollar Hits New Two-Decade Peak On Fed's Policy Pain
Rupee Today: The Indian currency opened significantly weaker against the greenback after more policy 'pain' statements from major central banks
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From Oil To Atta, Prices Have Soared Across Essentials, Now GST Adds To Pain
The prices from oil to atta and across essentials have soared because of supply-driven shortages, and the new GST rates on these commodities will add to the already-stretched household budgets.
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"This Is The Truth": Sri Lankan Prime Minister Admits Bankruptcy
Sri Lanka is bankrupt and the acute pain of its unprecedented economic crisis will linger until at least the end of next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka's Big Fuel Price Hike As US Delegation Arrives For Crisis Talks
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.
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More Pain Ahead For Indian Stocks; Inflation And Fed In Focus
After benchmark Indian indexes crashed on Friday, marking their first weekly drop in four, the intense selling pressure is likely to continue in the week ahead as investors across the globe remain concerned about the impact of aggressive monetary policy tightening on economic growth.
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Asian Currencies' Bearish Trends Retreat On China Recovery Signs
Bearish bets on Asian currencies reduced on signs that China's economic pain may abate with easing of COVID-19 curbs
