ECONOMICS
By Yan Chungou, Commentary Economist Li Daokui argued at an economic forum on July 12 that China's economy has remained "overall sluggish" for three consecutive years. Citing an estimated unemployment rate of 10.2 percent, roughly double the official figure, along with rare negative growth in fixed-asset investment and mounting local
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady, Signals Future Moves Will Depend on Data
By Gao Yun The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28 that it would keep the benchmark...
Gold Shatters Records, Surges Past $5,300 as Trump Signals Comfort With Weaker Dollar
By Tian Jingxin On Jan. 28, the global precious metals market set a new historical record. Spot...
Elon Musk Predicts Robot Era Will Arrive in 2026, Warns of a Painful 3–7 Year Transition
By Edward Wenming, Vision Times A sweeping vision of humanity’s near future has reignited debate after...
US Inflation Holds at 2.7% as Fed Faces Rising Policy Pressures
ABC News reports that U.S. inflation remained stable in December. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
‘This Is Not a Crisis, but Death’: A Shanghai Commentator on the Chinese Economy
By Wu Hongsen A collapsing property market, high unemployment, shrinking consumption, falling corporate...
Capital Exodus Accelerates as Production Lines Ditch Beijing for Southeast Asia
By Vision Times TV China’s economy continues to slide, even as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities...
As Global Tensions Rise, Analyst Says US and China Are Already In a Cold War
By Lu Honglai, Vision Times contributor In a recent video interview from “Three Water Gunmen,” political...
China’s Belt and Road Faces Wage Scandals and Stalled Projects Worldwide
When Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, just months into his first term...
Japan Pulls Critical Chip Materials from China, Escalating Tech War
Normally, Tokyo’s policy statements barely register on China’s internet. But when Japanese officials...