Economics

The World Economy Just Had a Rough Week

  • U.S. hiring slowed, Chinese exports and German orders fell
  • Pressure on Trump to settle trade war, central banks to ease
An electronic stock board reflects pedestrians outside a securities firm in Tokyo.Photographer: Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg
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The world economy risks remaining weak for a while longer.

On Friday alone, reports showed the slowest U.S. hiring in more than a year, a slump in Chinese exports and an unexpected decline in German factory orders.