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For roughly 1,800 years, the world’s largest economy sat somewhere along the Yangtze River. A new chart from the Bank of America Institute — spanning 2,000 years of global GDP data — shows that ...

War in the Middle East has upended the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, warning in a report ...

The global economy is set to grow more rapidly than previously expected in the face of President Trump's tariff hikes, thanks in part to a U.S. boom in AI investment, but is nonetheless on course for ...

Industry insiders told the Global Times that Ningbo's traditional strength lies in manufacturing, while the greatest potential for future growth lies in the marine economy, as it boats over 600 ...

The global economy has been resilient despite challenges like tariffs and geopolitics. The IMF's managing director warns not to take the resilience for granted, though. There are four things driving ...

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecast for 2026. This adjustment comes as the war in the Middle East has caused a significant oil price shock. The IMF also anticipates ...

Growing inequality reflects deeper physical limits on energy and resource extraction rather than purely financial or policy failures. Rising debt and higher interest rates are emerging as binding ...