Xi Jinping, the Chinese president. China’s economy is now showing strong growth.
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China is due to surge ahead, but there is bad news for other developing countries.
A different measure of poverty shows 70% of the world’s poor live in what the World Bank considers middle-income countries.
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The global poverty plot is thicker than what the World Bank would have us believe.
More volatility than exuberance.
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Sharemarkets may welcome monetary intervention, but indications of growth are needed.