2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (64+ words) China’s ‘golden week’ draws large crowds despite weak consumer spending South China Morning Post ‘Golden week’ is typically seen as a gauge of household spending, but this year’s holiday comes amid weak consumer demand. Local tourists are travelling across China…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (126+ words) It is the highest average level since January 2025, with affordability a concern for US voters weeks ahead of November’s midterm elections US mortgage rates have exceeded 7.0 per cent, data showed Thursday, reaching their highest level since Donald Trump returned to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (108+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (345+ words) Editorial | Global monetary tightening tests China’s 2-speed economy South China Morning Post The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points marks a pivotal moment not just for American monetary policy, but for China’s increasingly…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (161+ words) The move was made to battle high inflation despite demands by the US president for the central bank to lower rates The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates in the world’s largest economy by a quarter of a percentage…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (225+ words) Speaking to reporters in Ireland on Sunday, Trump said: ‘I know more about formulas than anybody … we make other countries ‌rich’ No country should have lower interest ⁠rates than the United States, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) In the 12 months through August, consumer inflation advanced 3.4 per cent after rising by the same margin in July US consumer prices accelerated in August as the cost of petrol rebounded after two straight monthly declines, bolstering financial market expectations that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (202+ words) Producer price index rises 3.8 per cent, beating economists’ projections amid war-driven oil surge and weak domestic demand China’s factory-gate price growth accelerated in August, while consumer inflation picked up again, amid volatile energy and commodity costs linked to the US-Israel…...