Year of the Snake comes with a bite for Chinese consumers facing an economic slowdown

As China celebrated the Lunar New Year, shoppers and travelers said they were feeling constrained by a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

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The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities around the world

Firecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated
ABC News - Jan. 29
Fight over Trump's funding freeze and Year of the Snake begins: Morning Rundown

The Trump administration’s order to freeze federal funding is met with confusion and legal challenges.
NBC News - Jan. 29
‘Less desirable’: behind lunar new year superstitions of a year of the snake

Some say it’s not the time to make life decisions, but others are countering the bad luck – or leaving those beliefs behind. At Asiastar Fantasy Inc, a San Francisco gift shop that specializes in ...
The Guardian - Jan. 29
Lunar New Year: Family, food and colour as millions celebrate Year of the Snake

Yahoo News - Jan. 29
The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy

The Lunar New Year begins every 12 years on Jan. 29, kicking off more than two weeks of parties, customs and copious feasts.
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China welcomes the Year of the Snake

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Year of the Snake: PSG show off special Lunar New Year kit

PSG and some other clubs are ushering in the Year of the Snake with a special kit to mark the Lunar New Year.
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Chinese consumer prices barely rise as deflationary pressure weighs

Beijing has struggled to stimulate domestic demand in economy
Financial Times - Jan. 9
UK recruiters report fresh slowdown in hiring as planned tax rises bite

Survey results will heighten investor concerns over stagflation threat in economy
Financial Times - Jan. 9

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