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Facing Long-Term Challenges, China Slows Its Growth

China’s growth likely will exceed expectations this year, but long-term demographic challenges—like a falling birth rate—have the communist government trying to keep annual economic expansion in the 5-6% range.

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U.S. Walks an Economic Tightrope—One Slip and…

The United States responded to the COVID-19-induced recession with vast fiscal stimulus and government relief, making the economic outlook bright through 2022, but all that deficit spending might cause trouble after that.

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Boom Time Comes With Inflation Risks

There is a high likelihood that inflation will spike in 2021 as consumers resume normal life, unleashing pent-up demand for goods & services.