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The world's second-largest economy has charted a diverging path in recent years -- an AI-fuelled export boom is masking the impact of a persistent real estate crisis and gloomy consumer sentiment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
She said Moody’s was also looking closely at companies’ pricing power, since persistent inflation above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target means they have to raise prices regularly to avoid losing out in real terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The school then said, after meeting with 50 "pupil representatives", that the policy would only apply to pupils on stage three of the school's behaviour policy or persistent late attenders.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Unlike visible-light imaging, microwave measurements can penetrate cloud cover, making it possible to monitor the Arctic consistently even when storms or persistent clouds obscure the surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
No matter what she did, that little voice came creeping back, persistent and unsatisfied.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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