Bloomberg President Xi Jinping is set to finally leave mainland China after 893 days at home, even as he still trumpets a Covid Zero policy that has isolated the world’s No. 2 economy diplomatically amid rising geopolitical tensions. The Chinese leader will nip across the border to neighboring Hong Kong on Thursday and Friday, according to local media, for events ...

  Bloomberg The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in May to its smallest this year as exports rose to a record, suggesting a tailwind for economic growth in the second quarter. The shortfall shrank 2.2% to $104.3 billion last month, Commerce Department data showed. The figures, which aren’t adjusted for inflation, compared with a median estimate for a gap of $104.8 ...

  Bloomberg Britain’s 2022 university graduates will compete for jobs with salaries 7% higher than their equivalents last year, although each one will still have to fight off 35 other applicants to secure the role. Advertised graduate salaries have risen to a six-year high of £26,076 ($32,000) this summer, research from the job search site Adzuna showed. The number of ...