Jan 21 Can the Fed really fight global economic instability? By Vikram Mansharamani Recent events in the global economy are increasing the likelihood that the Fed will have to reverse its course on raising interest rates. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 7:25 Can China use the slowdown to change its economy? By PBS News Hour China's economy grew last year at the slowest pace since 1990, at a lower-than-expected rate of 6.9 percent. Jeffrey Brown talks to Ken Lieberthal of the Brookings Institute and Cornell economist Eswar Prasad about what that means for China and… Continue watching
Jan 17 Taiwan elects first female president By Michael D. Regan Taiwan convincingly elected its first female president Tsai Ing-Wen on Saturday, after she took about 56 percent of the vote. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 9:19 What plummeting oil prices mean for the U.S. stock market By PBS News Hour Another market plunge in China and plummeting oil prices -- which dropped to a staggering $30 a barrel -- fueled a tough week on Wall Street. Judy Woodruff talks to Bradley Olson of The Wall Street Journal and Liz Ann… Continue watching
Jan 10 Trump shifts stance on Chinese tariff By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in interviews last week he would impose significant tariff's on China. But on Sunday appeared to step back from that statement. Continue reading
Jan 10 Thousands protest missing booksellers in Hong Kong By Michael D. Regan Thousands of residents flooded into the streets of central Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the disappearance of five booksellers who are believed to be illegally detained by Chinese authorities. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 3:39 How will China’s volatile stock market affect the U.S. economy? By PBS News Hour The crash in the Chinese stock market this week unnerved investors around the globe, as the world's second largest economy suffered from volatile trading and falling currency. NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the country's… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 5:01 What does the market crash say about China’s economy? By PBS News Hour The Chinese stock market dropped 7 percent in the first 29 minutes of trading, before shutting down to stem further losses. China’s second major crash in the past four days drove investor skittishness around the globe, including a Dow loss… Continue watching
Jan 05 U.S. Pacific Fleet shrinks as China grows more aggressive By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — When the U.S. wanted to show the world it didn't recognize what it called China's "excessive" territorial claims in disputed waters of the South China Sea this fall, it sent a warship near one of Beijing's… Continue reading
Dec 31 Was 2015 the end of America as a superpower? By P. J. Tobia Year-end shows are usually a yawn. A few big events of the soon-to-be past year are duly noted and analyzed before the view shifts to the year to come. But 2015 has been truly remarkable. Continue reading