Rising operating costs continue to fuel a wave of closures across the retail, restaurant, and manufacturing sectors. In the United Kingdom, Poundland has closed 149 locations, while Toys “R” Us Canada has announced the closure of 19 stores.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Jan 27 2026
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Mounting economic pressures, industry shifts, and rapid technological disruption continue to drive job losses across multiple sectors.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
China’s Zijin Gold International, among the world’s largest gold miners, is pocketing Canadian counterpart Allied Gold for C$5.5 billion in cash, or about U.S.$4 billion.
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EUROPE, INDIA FORGE TRADE AGREEMENT
India and the European Union have agreed on the details of a trade deal embracing 28 countries, two billion consumers, and around 25 percent of the world’s economy.
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CHINA DRAFTS FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO RESTART CONSUMER ECONOMY
China’s senior state planners are creating a five-year plan to energize domestic consumption and address the imbalance between “strong supply and weak demand,” according to a 20 January press briefing by officials of the country’s National Development and Reform Commission.
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GLOBAL ECONOMY DANGEROUSLY DEPENDENT ON AI, IMF WARNS
The world economy’s resilience is deceptive and has become so dependent on AI that a sharp downturn in the technology’s boom would endanger global markets’ stability, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chief economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said at the World Economic Forum on 19 January.