JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersBuried in a roughly...

Local governments in China are still building highways, bridges and railways, as pictured here in Jiangxi province on Sept. 6, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country's real estate slump, and its deep...