>"Data due this week will be closely scrutinised to discern whether the market’s remarkable resilience is faltering"

The debate over the appropriateness of China's zero-COVID policy is becoming not just increasingly intense but also _...Read More_

>"Covid has amplified the threats that accompany the country’s role as an economic superpower"

"China is increasingly turning to local government borrowing and regional banks to shore up growth, rather than conventional fiscal and monetary expansion, according to some analysts."

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"Our system is so unstable that we could be seeing endless waves of supply dysfunction, with dangerous impacts on the economy."

"Emergency surgery may soon be impossible, president told, while protests continue amid worsening economic downturn"

>"This blog is now closed"

>"As communities across the United States receive pandemic relief money, fierce debates have erupted over priorities, and who has the power to set them."

>"It is the largest government relief effort in recorded history, and two years after Covid-19 crisis began, money is still flowing to communities. Here’s where it went and how it was spent."

>"A surge in cases has alarmed many residents. But the government’s mixed messaging about whether it will impose a lockdown has also been destabilizing."

>"Openings remained high in January, the Labor Department reported, as did the number of workers quitting their jobs."

>"The company will let go more that 3,000 employees three months after gaining notoriety for firing 900 workers in a Zoom call."

>"Lululemon plans to sell athletic footwear for women, underscoring its growth ambitions."

>"In New York City, neighborhood stores are struggling to confront the crimes that have cascaded from the disruptions of the pandemic."