Bank of Korea leaves rates unchanged in a surprise move, warns GDP growth 'highly likely' to miss forecasts

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  Surprise fall in inflation boosts interest rate cut hopes

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  BBC News - 12h
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  Air Traffic Growth Forecasts Clash With Climate Goals, Study Says

  Airline passenger counts will more than double within 25 years, and more flights will mean more global carbon emissions, an advocacy group warned at a major industry conference.
  
  Inc. - 2d

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  MarketWatch - 5d
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  Global 2025 Growth Forecast at Modest 2.8 Percent

  An annual United Nations report said the economic year ahead will feature stable, but subpar expansion.
  
  Inc. - 5d

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  An increase in trade barriers would likely reignite price pressures, the organization says ahead of Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 6d
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  How Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Could Reverse GDP Growth

  Estimates of the effects of the president-elect’s plan to expel millions of undocumented workers are colored by politics, but detailed studies warn of major labor disruption, spiking business ...
  
  Inc. - Jan. 7

• Samsung Electronics banking on AI to outpace global growth in smartphones, home appliances

  Samsung Electronics plans to ramp up on-device AI, as it bets on the consumer electronics unit to exceed overall global market growth this year.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 7

• China stocks lead losses in Asia as manufacturing slows; Singapore annual GDP growth rises to 4%

  China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index for December fell to 50.5, missing economists' estimates of 51.7 in a Reuters poll.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 2

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  Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns

  The project is one of several that family members of President-elect Donald J. Trump have with foreign countries that have pending policy matters with the United States.
  
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