Last month, China’s exports rose by 25 percent in dollar terms, year on year, as the global expansion of AI data centers continued its surging demand for chips and other related electronics and hardware.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Sep 15 2026
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SPOTLIGHT: EUROPE’S FRAGILE ECONOMY
On 10 September, the European Central Bank (ECB) added a quarter point to its key lending rate, raising it to 2.50 percent to head off inflation being fueled by steadily high energy prices resulting from the Iran War.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
This week's Going Out of Business Report reveals a growing wave of bankruptcies, business closures, bank branch shutdowns, plant closings, retail retreat, and workforce reductions stretching from Main Street to multinational corporations.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
The layoff train keeps rolling, and the numbers tell a story that the government and Wall Street would rather ignore.
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XI URGES CLOSER TIES AMONG BRICS NATIONS
In his closing speech at this year’s conclave of member nations in the BRICS trading bloc, Chinese president Xi Jinping urged leaders to deepen and tighten their economic ties, in part by creating a BRICS “Special Economic Zone” and opening a discussion about making commerce in services smoother among the countries.