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China’s economic activity again weakened in September: China Beige Book

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The People’s Bank of China is under pressure to lower interest rates and reserve rate ratios for banks as growth sputters in the world’s second-largest economy. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images China’s small economic rebound appears to have stalled in September, with retail sales and pricing power as well as … Read more

The Auto Strike Threatens a Provide Chain Already Weakened by Covid

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Along with making everybody an epidemiologist, the Covid-19 pandemic schooled the general public on the world-spanning community of producers, assemblers, and shippers behind nearly each shopper good that arrives in your doorstep. Or driveway. Automotive costs soared as automakers struggled with a provide chain jammed up by employee shortages, chip shortages, and transport delays. Now … Read more