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China’s GDP Growth Slows as Policymakers Weigh New Stimulus

October 20, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on China’s GDP Growth Slows as Policymakers Weigh New Stimulus

China’s economy looks set to record its slowest growth in a year, with GDP expected to rise just 4.8% in the third quarter of 2025. Analysts say a slumping property sector, weak domestic demand, and […]

Economic News

Can Defense and Housing Turn the Tide on Sluggish GDP Growth in the UK?

March 28, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Can Defense and Housing Turn the Tide on Sluggish GDP Growth in the UK?

The U.K. economy is still stuck in low gear. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has halved its GDP growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to just 1%, forcing Finance Minister Rachel Reeves to make […]

Economic News

U.S. Economy on Track for Contraction as Spending and Exports Decline

March 6, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on U.S. Economy on Track for Contraction as Spending and Exports Decline

Early 2025 economic data suggests the U.S. economy may be slowing down faster than expected. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model has slashed its first-quarter growth forecast from +2.3% to -1.5%, signaling a […]

Economic Growth

China’s Economy Surges with Q4 GDP Growth of 5.4%

January 17, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on China’s Economy Surges with Q4 GDP Growth of 5.4%

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Aggregate Demand and Supply

India Set to Overtake Japan as World’s Third Largest Economy by 2025

April 29, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on India Set to Overtake Japan as World’s Third Largest Economy by 2025

India is poised to surpass Japan as the world’s third-largest economy by 2025, with a projected nominal GDP of $4.34 trillion compared to Japan’s $4.31 trillion. This forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) comes […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

India’s Economy Shines with Robust Growth of 8.4%

March 4, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on India’s Economy Shines with Robust Growth of 8.4%

India’s economy surged impressively at the end of 2023, marking a significant growth spurt with an 8.4% increase in GDP in the last quarter compared to the same period the previous year. This growth outpaced […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

China’s Stumbling Economic Recovery

January 18, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on China’s Stumbling Economic Recovery

China’s economy grew by 5.2% in the fourth quarter of 2023, falling slightly short of the anticipated 5.3% growth and highlighting ongoing challenges in its economic recovery. Despite this, the full-year growth for 2023 reached […]

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The World This Week: 6th March

March 10, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on The World This Week: 6th March
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The World This Week: 27th February

March 3, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on The World This Week: 27th February
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China’s GDP expected to rebound in 2023

March 2, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on China’s GDP expected to rebound in 2023

Following 3 years of strict controls to stifle the spread of Covid-19, the Chinese economy is now ready to rebound, with most analysts predicting GDP growth of around 5 percent this year. The global pandemic […]

China records 2.3% GDP growth in 2020
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China records 2.3% GDP growth in 2020

January 18, 2021 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on China records 2.3% GDP growth in 2020

2020 is a year to forget, but we won’t… and despite the economic woes from all over the world, the Chinese economy still managed to finish the year slightly bigger than it was 365 days […]

South Korea’s economy is outperforming all other OECD members. Here’s why.
Aggregate Demand and Supply

South Korea’s economy is outperforming all other OECD members. Here’s why.

August 28, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on South Korea’s economy is outperforming all other OECD members. Here’s why.

According to the latest research on the economic impact of Covid-19, the OECD has announced that the South Korean economy is likely to “only” shrink by -0.8% this year.  Whilst all negative GDP growth is […]

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Aggregate Demand and Supply

UK hit the hardest amongst the world’s largest economies

August 14, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on UK hit the hardest amongst the world’s largest economies

The results are out for the economic impact that Covid-19 has had on the world’s major economies in the first six months of the year… and unsurprisingly, they are showing unprecedented levels of global economic […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Economic growth slowing down in the Philippines

January 26, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Economic growth slowing down in the Philippines

At a modest 5.9%, Economic growth in the Philippines for 2019 was the slowest recorded growth in 8 years. Whilst this figure dwarfs the growth rates for developed economies, 5.9% is considered too little for […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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Aggregate Demand and Supply

UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

March 21, 2020 Comments Off on UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

In yet another unbelievable day of economic policy in action, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday the latest measures to protect people’s income, keep businesses alive, and encourage spending in the economy.  […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

VAT to be tripled in Saudi Arabia to 15%

May 11, 2020 Comments Off on VAT to be tripled in Saudi Arabia to 15%

Saudi Arabia, the second largest oil producing nation in the world, has for the last few years been trying desperately to diversify its economy and reduce their dependence on the export of oil. Despite being […]

Economic News

China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

October 20, 2020 Comments Off on China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

In what some commentators are calling a bold and audacious pledge, President Xi announced to the UN that China will be carbon neutral by the year 2060. That gives the world’s second largest economy, and […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Dark days for the UK economy…

September 29, 2022 Comments Off on Dark days for the UK economy…

The UK economy has been plunged into economic turmoil since the announcement of the mini-budget last week.  Since the new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced the largest tax cuts in 50 years the economy seems to […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Tata Consumer Products in talks to acquire India’s largest vending business

September 30, 2020 Comments Off on Tata Consumer Products in talks to acquire India’s largest vending business

Tata consumer products, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest and most successful conglomerates, is in talks with Coffee Day to acquire the firms vending machine business. The move would bring another […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Social Enterprises: A Business with a Heart?

October 31, 2023 Comments Off on Social Enterprises: A Business with a Heart?

What is a Social Enterprise? In a world dominated by profits and financial charts, imagine a business model that cares not just about the bottom line, but also about making a positive impact. That’s the […]

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The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

May 5, 2023 Comments Off on The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna disclosed that the company expects around 7,800 jobs to be replaced by AI within the next five years. This change could affect nearly one-third of IBM’s non-customer-facing roles, which currently involve […]

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Economic News

Rising Fuel Prices Create a ‘K-Shaped Economy’ in the United States

May 12, 2026 Comments Off on Rising Fuel Prices Create a ‘K-Shaped Economy’ in the United States

As petrol prices continue to rise in the United States, not all consumers are feeling the impact equally. New research from the Federal Reserve of New York shows that lower-income households are cutting back sharply […]

Economic News

Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

January 19, 2026 Comments Off on Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

Luxembourg has introduced a new solar subsidy scheme designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy by reducing the upfront costs faced by households. Under the new pre-financing system, which came into force on January […]

Economic News

BP’s Brazil Oil Find Tests the Trade-Offs Between Growth and Sustainability

August 13, 2025 Comments Off on BP’s Brazil Oil Find Tests the Trade-Offs Between Growth and Sustainability

BP has announced its largest oil and gas discovery in a quarter of a century, this time in deep waters off Brazil. The “Bumerangue” field could become a major new production hub and marks BP’s […]

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South Korea’s ‘Youth New Deal’: Can Government Intervention Fix Youth Unemployment?

May 5, 2026 Comments Off on South Korea’s ‘Youth New Deal’: Can Government Intervention Fix Youth Unemployment?

South Korea has launched a major new policy, the “Youth New Deal,” aimed at tackling rising youth unemployment. Despite overall employment increasing, the proportion of young people (aged 15–29) in work has fallen to 43.5%, […]

Economic News

Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

January 19, 2026 Comments Off on Luxembourg Cuts Upfront Costs to Encourage Solar Energy and Sustainability

Luxembourg has introduced a new solar subsidy scheme designed to accelerate the transition to renewable energy by reducing the upfront costs faced by households. Under the new pre-financing system, which came into force on January […]

Economic News

Freeze the Rent: Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Bet on Price Controls — An Economist’s Dream or Nightmare?

November 11, 2025 Comments Off on Freeze the Rent: Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Bet on Price Controls — An Economist’s Dream or Nightmare?

New York City has a new mayor, and his signature promise fits on a protest sign: Freeze the Rent. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and former state assembly member from Queens, swept into office by […]

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