The World Bank on Tuesday upgraded China's growth outlook for both 2025 and 2026 despite higher trade tariffs, and the lender raised India's projection for the current year on stronger-than-expected public investment but trimmed its forecast for the next fiscal year on higher tariffs.
In its latest economic update for the East Asia and Pacific group of countries, the Washington-based World Bank said the region, led by China, continued to outperform most other parts of the world.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.