Economy Insights
America’s farmers are suffering from more lost sales, rotting produce and bankruptcies
UK GDP shrank 0.2% in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous three months, the first contraction since 2012
Climate change will exacerbate food security risks
A depreciating yuan, a trade war, and slowing Chinese demand all hurt Hong Kong’s open economy
The European Union’s choice of Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva as its candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde does few favors for either the lender or Europe itself
The U.S. president blamed Beijing for failing to follow through on its promise to buy more farm products and stop the sale of fentanyl, implicated in America’s opioid crisis
Trump is among those who claim the Chinese economy is on the brink of the abyss
The United States refrained from increasing tariffs on the remainder of imports from China and signalled it would ease its economic blockade on China's Huawei telecoms company.
Chinese officials probably still hope to persuade U.S. negotiators to wind down tariffs and ease pressure on the likes of telecom giant Huawei
The president’s sweeping tax overhaul, signed into law in 2017, isn’t popular
