Vietnam’s US$5 billion Apec island is running out of time
Ahead of next year’s Apec summit, Vietnam has a grand plan to transform Phu Quoc, its largest island,…
Fuel shock ends Aussie fun
According to the most recent CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI), household spending in Australia decreased in April as…
‘Financial lockdown’: Australians turn to side hustles amid cost-of-living crisis
More Australians are adopting creative side hustles like upcycling furniture and mystery shopping on top of their full-time…
Cooperation over confrontation: Why China's role as an economic anchor matters – news.cgtn.com
Cooperation over confrontation: Why China’s role as an economic anchor matters news.cgtn.comWhile Trump Sought Business Deals, Beijing Came Prepared…
China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit
“Tariff reductions on agricultural products would mark a normalisation of China-US farm trade, allowing commercial buyers to re-enter…
Türkiye inflation expectations worsen amid war-linked pressures
Inflation expectations among market participants in Türkiye worsened in May, with forecasts rising for both year-end inflation and…
Japan finance minister heads to G7 as energy costs and bond yields dominate
Japan’s finance minister will attend the G7 meeting in France from May 17, flagging a flexible fiscal response…
‘Lifeblood of Australia’ threatened as calls grow to exempt businesses from Labor’s capital gains tax change
All companies should be carved out of Labor’s changes to capital gains tax as the shift risks destroying…
Emerging Markets Join Global Selloff as Borrowing Costs Soar
(Bloomberg) — Emerging-market assets tumbled Friday on renewed concern the conflict in the Middle East would push up…
Yikes! The Federal Reserve’s May Inflation Forecast Is In, and It Has Big Implications for Social Security’s 2027 COLA.
History-making moments were aplenty for America’s leading retirement program, Social Security, in 2025. The average monthly retired-worker benefit…
Argentina’s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, workers unload sides of…
Germany turns to Madagascar graphite as Europe seeks alternatives to China
Canadian mining company NextSource Materials said German government geoscientists recently visited its Molo graphite mine in Madagascar…