Sustained high oil prices would boost inflation and slow growth, putting central banks in a tough spot. Source: bloomberg.com

Australia’s economy grew at a brisk pace in the final three months of last year driven by government and household spending, keeping a back-to-back Reserve Bank interest-rate hike firmly in play. Source: bloomberg.com

The historian says the worst traits of America’s Gilded Age are back Source: economist.com

China’s breakneck economic growth – which lifted incomes at home and reshaped markets abroad – once seemed as inevitable as a law of nature. Source: bloomberg.com

China’s leadership is meeting in the shadow of crises abroad this week, as it puts the finishing touches on its blueprint for growth through 2030 and unveils plans to insulate the economy from global turmoil. Source: bloomberg.com

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to announce economic targets and policies for the year ahead on Thursday. Source: cnbc.com