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Aug 2023

16m 58s

China Slips Into Deflation

The Wall Street Journal

About this episode

A.M. Edition for Aug. 9. In a warning sign for the global economy, consumer prices in China have begun to fall for the first time in two years. WSJ Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng explains what that signals about the country’s economic growth engine, especially as the U.S. prepares to ban investments into critical technologies. Plus, a win for abortion-rights supporters in Ohio. And WeWork warns its survival is in doubt. Luke Vargas hosts.

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