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Monday’s data will likely highlight the two-speed dynamic in China’s economy, with external demand supporting industrial activity while domestic demand remains subdued, said ANZ’s head of Asia research Khoon Goh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Keeping India's external balances under control while preventing further rupee weakness will be the "key macroeconomic challenge" this year, India's chief economic adviser, V Anantha Nageswaran, said recently.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

According to Chan, the department set a precedent by moving a complex live system to an in-house set up, reducing reliance on external suppliers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“The current debt overhang constrains external financing, limits public investment capacity and prevents full re-engagement with the international financial system,” the office of Venezuela’s vice presidency for the economy said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities, which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond