If the White House were being honest here, this would be called the ‘Believe What Trump Says, Not What You Know To Be True – Or Else’ tour.

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The world’s second-largest economy is built on a growth model that faces increasing challenges, top IMF officials said in a statement.

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Restaurants and cafes are closing down in Russia at the fastest pace since the start of the war in Ukraine four years ago as consumption stalls even in affluent Moscow.

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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lowered its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% from 4.50% on Thursday.

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Upheaval at Davos changed calculus on finding permanent chair, according to people familiar with discussions

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced a study finding American businesses and consumers are shouldering 90% of the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should be “disciplined.”

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The career services hotlines are busier than usual at HK, one of Denmark’s largest unions. On the phones are office workers, computer scientists and laboratory technicians anxious about their professional futures. Just a year ago, Danes were enjoying the spoils of a national hiring spree. Now, career transitions and reskilling are top of mind. A recent HK survey found that more than half of the organization’s members fear losing their jobs.

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Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today’s guests are Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer, Williams Trading’s Sam Poser, Bank of America’s Wendy Stewart, Wellington Management’s Jean Hynes, Franklin Templeton’s Dina Ting, Travel + Leisure’s Michael Brown, Coach’s Todd Kahn, JLL’s Naveen Jaggi, and Battery Ventures’ Neeraj Agrawal.

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Billionaires threaten to leave the state to avoid paying a tax that would replace the US government’s cuts to Medicaid.

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The International Monetary Fund faulted China’s economic policies for causing waste at home and damage abroad and called for a reorientation by Beijing to embrace a model based on domestic consumer spending.

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The Trump economic adviser called it “the worst paper I’ve ever seen in the history of the Federal Reserve System.”

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There’s a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States, and economists are increasingly sounding the alarm. Income inequality has expanded in a short timeframe, and various economic indicators – including rising delinquency rates – are flashing a warning sign.

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America won’t keep growing without an expanding workforce.

Source: wsj.com