Economic Calendar for today 18 August 2025
It’s not the most exciting week in terms of economic data, and today is the slowest one in…
Forget one rate cut – here are five
How does yours compare? The thing is: datahouse mozo tells me you can do a whole lot better.…
US retail sales rise amid limited consumer tariff hit so far
Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:57 PM Last update on: Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:59 PM AFP, New York…
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers shared office space for US$4 a day, promotes personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up…
Southeast Asia’s second largest economy receives over 20 million tourists
By Hoang Vu  August 15, 2025 | 05:57 pm PT Tourists are seen in Bangkok’s Chinatown, Thailand, May…
Taiwan incomes hit record high; young adults average NT$559,000
Taipei, Aug. 17 (CNA) Taiwanese incomes hit new highs in 2024, buoyed by steady economic growth, with the…
Manufacturing is vital — we must hold on to what is left
Small things can make a big difference. Had Thursday’s second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures shown no growth…
Trump says the world respects us. Empty seats in Vegas prove otherwise.
President Donald Trump is so disastrously incompetent he once managed to bankrupt a casino in Atlantic City. Now,…
FDI push: Reward for those who bring in foreign equity
The “Foreign Investment (FDI) Incentive Scheme” aims to encourage a wider network of individuals to attract crucial foreign…
Focus narrows on reducing regulation to boost productivity ahead of round table
Australia’s productivity chief will assert that growth has not been a priority in policy making for years, citing…
The Greek economic tragedy we could all learn from
Families jetting off to Greece this summer may have dim memories of a time when coverage of that…
India’s Spending Power Shocks Returning NRIs
Dubai based vlogger Parikshit Balochi’s social media post went viral after he remarked about the rising cost of…