About this episode

The episode discusses various factors undermining economic progress, including demographic shifts in China and stalling industrial production in the US.

China demographic shift shows up in schools. Singapore export growth stutters. US industrial production stalls. Aussie auction activity falls away.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Chaston, Gareth Vaughan

Topics covered

• economic progress
• demographic shift
• export growth
• industrial production
• auction activity

Keywords

• China
• Singapore
• US
• industrial production
• economic progress
• demographic shift
• export growth
• Aussie auction

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China, Singapore, US, Aussie

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