There were contrasting reactions when the US rating agency Moody’s downgraded China’s A1 credit rating outlook from stable to negative last month. Financial markets, focused on the economy, paid it barely any attention. Chinese state media, looking at the politics, saw red. Global Times called it “biased and unprofessional”. A few days later, the Ministry of State Security issued a […]
China’s many systemic problems dominate its outlook for 2024 | George Magnus
UK shop inflation sticks at 4.3% despite lower food price rises | Retail industry
Shop prices continued to rise at 4.3% in December as a price rise on non-food items offset easing costs on food. The increase in the price of goods in stores compared with a year ago was the same rate of inflation as in November and came after several months of easing. Retailers warned that new border checks on EU goods […]
Six things to watch in 2024 global economy, from tax cuts to AI | Global economy
Recession, stagflation, a cost of living crisis, damaged public finances and higher interest rates. The four years since a new deadly virus spread around the world from the Chinese city of Wuhan has been a catalogue of woe for the global economy. 2023 has been the first year since 2019 to be relatively shock-free, in the sense that there has […]
UK factory output lower than expected after fall in domestic and export orders | Manufacturing data
Britain’s factories started the year on a weaker footing after 17 consecutive months of contraction, as higher borrowing costs and a slump in demand took their toll. Factory output fell by more than expected in December after a drop in orders from domestic and export clients, according to the latest snapshot from S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement […]
we will see new power dynamics and explore new frontiers
Jupiter anticipates 2024: we will see new power dynamics and explore new frontiers The 2024 Horoscope A special year, explains the astrologer, with Pluto entering Aquarius after almost 300 years
The unusual trend of the ozone hole in 2023 in the Copernicus animation
The 2023 ozone hole in Antarctica has completed its cycle after a series of ups and downs and twists that surprised the experts. It was about the seventh longest on record according to data from Copernicusthe European Union’s Earth observation program which he shared on X timelapse animation of this year’s performance: “The 2023 Southern Hemisphere ozone hole finally closed […]
Blue Pentathlon, the challenge is Paris 2024
The ‘made in Italy’ pentathlon dreams of a 2024 to remember. And the conditions are all there given that the year that is about to end has in fact consecrated the Azzurri among the most popular athletes in the world. “What happened in 2023 will remain in history of our country and our sport – explains Fabrizio Bittner, President of […]
Tachycardia: this is what happens when the heart beats too fast
A moment of great agitation. A race. A few lines of fever, or more simply, a few too many coffees or a cigarette. There are many elements that make the heart beat faster, sometimes to the point of making us feel the beat in our throat. But be careful. There are cases where the tachycardiagenerically defined as a heart rate […]
Tonight the end of the year speech by the President of the Republic
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Made in Italy weightlifting launches the Olympic challenge
Between the fight against doping and Olympic dreams, the Italian Weightlifting Federation is sharpening its weapons. And it is preparing for a great 2024. “It was an exceptional 2023, thanks also to the construction work that lasted almost eight years. Today we are reaping the fruits.” Antonio Urso, president of Fipe, looks forward to the recently concluded 2023 season with […]