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International

Taiwan’s economy rides AI boom to better-than-expected growth

The shutdown entered its 30th day, with Republicans and Democrats still at an impasse.
International

No GDP data released as US shutdown bites

Data due Monday (Oct 20) is expected to show gross domestic product grew 4.8 per cent year-on-year in July-September, the slowest pace since the third quarter of 2024, and down from the 5.2 per cent rate clocked in the second quarter, according to a Reuters poll.
International

China's Q3 GDP growth set to slow to one-year low as property slump, trade tensions sap demand

Malaysia is counting on resilient domestic demand to provide a buffer as Trump’s levies threaten exports.
International

Malaysia’s growth beats all estimates despite Trump tariffs

Shoppers walk along Oxford Street during traditional Boxing Day holiday sales, in London, UK, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. UK retail sales grew more slowly than expected in November suggesting Christmas shoppers might not boost the economy in the crucial final months of the year. Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
International

UK economy ekes out modest growth as factories recover

British GDP growth slowed to 0.3% in April to June, from 0.7% in the first three months of the year.
International

UK economic growth slows in Q2 after rapid start to 2025

An employee checks readings at a laboratory in a pharmaceutical manufacturing factory in Singapore. Additional US tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors would mostly affect South-east Asia, said ADB, with the former primarily hitting Singapore.
ASEAN Business

ADB slashes 2026 growth outlook for Thailand, Singapore by nearly half

Tractor trailers carrying shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. A US trade provision dating to the 1930s, which eventually cleared the way for more than a billion small parcels each year, ended Friday. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
International

US Q2 GDP growth revised sharply higher

Finance minister Rachel Reeves said Britain’s economy “isn’t broken, but it does feel stuck”.
International

UK economy stagnated in July

Some investors are concerned that this booming stock market is starting to look frothy, and there are debt vulnerabilities brewing in the financial sector.
Opinion & Features

How can an economy this good feel this bad?

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