China’s economy needs more than this stimulus plan to lift it out of the doldrums, experts say

With the letdown of September’s monetary stimulus, some analysts are expecting a massive fiscal stimulus soon. Wang Tao, chief China economist for UBS, told Chinese media that optimists in some ... Read More

China’s Economic Stimulus Isn’t a Game Changer, JPMorgan’s Zhu Says

Beijing’s latest blitz of economic policy measures is designed more to mitigate risks than to provide broad stimulus in the near term, according to Haibin Zhu, chief China economist at JPMorgan Chase ... Read More

Can China's Latest Stimulus Measures Fix Its Economy?

China’s economic growth target of 5% this year is looking ambitious, given sluggish consumer spending, an uncertain outlook for the country’s exports and a still shaky property market. Beijing ... Read More

Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of Kremlin efforts to ... Read More

An ex-judge from mainland China is set to take Macao's top job. What's at stake for the casino hub?

Some 400 pro-establishment electors are set to approve the sole candidate for Macao’s chief executive job on Sunday, making him the Chinese casino hub’s first leader born in mainland China ... Read More

China Moves to Support Markets After Data Showing Economy Slowed

China’s economic expansion slowed in the third quarter, underscoring the need for additional stimulus to help the world’s second-largest economy reach its annual growth target. Read More

Jane Street’s path to ‘obscene’ riches

The move underscored how a quirky and opaque New York firm has used its dominance in exchange traded funds and embrace of more finicky financial securities as a springboard to become the most ... Read More

Austin arrives in Kyiv as reports swirl of North Korean special forces joining Russian troops in Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit today, as a flurry of reports — including from South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency — indicated that North Korea dispatched a ... Read More

Harris on Israel, Iran, Ukraine, Putin, China, Taiwan, immigration, and her Glock in CBS 60 Minutes interview

Harris punts on Iran, Taiwan, and NATO membership for Ukraine, Biden updates hurricane response, Trump and Harris spar over FEMA. Read More

The Latest: Trump and Harris are campaigning for votes in pivotal Michigan

With just a matter of a few weeks left until Election Day, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are setting their sights on the key battleground state of Michigan. Read More

Pandas arrive in the US. Next stop is the National Zoo

Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas back to China, a new pair of bears arrived in the United States on Tuesday. Read More

Zelensky unveils ‘Victory Plan’ after failing to drum up additional support from allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented his long-anticipated “Victory Plan” to Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, after failing to drum up additional, tangible support last week during ... Read More