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Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 

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economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic fallouts in history, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on Wednesday (Jan.

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Consumer Inflation Lessens In China Following Record High In February

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A suspension on transport, as well as a supply chain shortage, moved the price of pork to more than 50 yuan a kilo, which is an atypically heightened level for the season. The National Bureau of Statistics will put forward its estimates for Q1 economic production, investment, consumption, and international trade in the week to come.

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Washington Attempts to Bully India into Cutting Ties with Russia

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Russia has said it will not sell to any countries that participate in the price cap scheme, and Jaishankar has repeatedly stated that India cannot afford to buy oil at high prices – at least not without undermining its economic growth, which is forecast to be 6.1 percent in 2023, the fastest-growing major economy in the world.

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Study: Economic Damage Would Be Worse Without Lockdowns, Social Distancing

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A new study reveals that government-imposed shutdowns and social distancing could cut the economic impact of COVID-19 in half. Federal Reserve Board found the economic price of the coronavirus would be worse without social distancing and the lockdown, CNBC reported on Wednesday (April 29). Researchers, using a combination of U.S.

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Finance and accounting professionals worry about operating costs

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Finance and accounting professionals are worried about operating costs, said ACCA and IMA recently when releasing the latest edition of the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). Other economic activity indicators, such as employment and capital spending improved. Survey highlights.

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Today In Payments: Default Fears Mount As China’s Banks Encourage Loans; Goldman, Morgan Stanley Predict Economic Devastation

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In today’s top news, state-owned financial institutions in China are offering incentives to boost consumer lending, and economists at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley predict the coronavirus will be economically devastating. Beijing is looking at personal lending as a way out of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus.

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Union Budget can lead to more jobs, better healthcare: Saugata Gupta, CEO, Marico

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In addition to kickstarting the economy after two years of Covid-induced limbo, it also addresses some of the lingering doubts about India’s readiness and economic resilience in the face of future outbreaks. The initiatives announced under the PM Gati Shakti scheme have renewed the focus on public investment to modernise infrastructure.

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