As Inflation Eases Public Debt Load, Economists Sound Cautionary Note

As Inflation Eases Public Debt Load, Economists Sound Cautionary Note

Rampant inflation is helping reduce the weight of the world’s public debt relative to its economic output, a boon for governments that economists warn could easily backfire if inflation stays unchecked. Some highly indebted European countries—including Greece, Portugal and the U.K.—are on track to erase the additional debt raised to combat the Covid-19 pandemic as

China’s Manufacturing Activity Pummeled by Covid Restrictions

China’s Manufacturing Activity Pummeled by Covid Restrictions

BEIJING—Readings of Chinese factory and service-sector activity worsened dramatically in April, falling to their lowest levels since the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak, as recent lockdowns in dozens of cities across the country shut factories and pummeled consumer spending. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday that its official manufacturing purchasing managers index dropped

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