In 2026, China will again set a modest 5-percent GDP growth target, repeating the goal it set for 2025, according to government advisors and officials who spoke to Reuters.
Category: 9 December 2025
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BIG BANKS OFFER MIXED, BUT POSITIVE, FORECASTS FOR U.S. EQUITIES IN 2026
Last week, major banks offered their forecasts for the U.S. stock market’s performance in 2026. They agreed share prices would continue to rise, though they differed over how much.
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CONSUMER SENTIMENT PERKS UP FROM DEEP LOWS
U.S. households were feeling a little better about the economy as December began, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey of consumer sentiment.
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U.S. REGULATORS DITCH RULES RESTRICTING RISKY LOANS BY BANKS
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have rescinded guidance instituted in 2013 to prevent banks from making “riskier loans to the buyout industry,” the Financial Times reported.
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GAZA DEATH TOLL
The IDF has killed at least 171,065 Palestinians inside Gaza since the genocide broke out in October 2023, and 171,058 others have been injured.
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SEPTEMBER’S INFLATION WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED
The long-delayed report on September’s U.S. inflation rate showed core prices rose at an annual pace of 2.8 percent, 0.2 percent higher than in August and just below the 2.9 percent annual rate booked the month before.
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U.S. FACTORY PRODUCTION DECLINED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER
Overall business activity at U.S. factories slowed in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM’s) purchasing managers index.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community this year.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Employers cut 1.1 million jobs in 2025, the highest level in four years, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
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CAMPUS AI BOOM: COLLEGE STUDENTS BET ON NEW TECHNOLOGY
College students across the U.S. are turning to AI for their major field of study, as the technology becomes more intertwined with everyday life and poses inherent risks to the traditional job market.