Amid big-city gloom, can China’s far-flung counties become a key driver of consumption?
As widespread economic gloom in China’s megacities sees high-end restaurants close their doors one after another, Starbucks is…
Why Australian interest rates will plunge
Alongside this week’s 0.25% interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), it noted that it…
Data Points to Solid U.S. Retail Spending. But There Are Plenty of Troubling Signs.
Key Takeaways July reversed a decline in month-to-month retail spending, with sales rising 1.5%, according to the National…
Fed’s Barkin: Business sentiment has picked up in some ways but not hiring
Businesses sentiment has picked up in some ways, but not yet on the hiring side.Businesses still do not…
Growth slows to 0.3% in second quarter but beats forecasts
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images UK economic growth slowed between April and June, according to official…
Turkish central bank introduces new interim inflation targets
The Turkish central bank announced on Thursday interim targets for inflation as part of a new communication strategy,…
Packed school lunch prices rise 3% amid inflation: report
Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images Even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is not immune…
Domestic market on edge but no disruption just yet
As of now, barring the job-intensive export sectors of clothing, gems and jewellery, leather and footwear, and marine…
Norway Holds Key Rate, Keeps Prospect of More Easing in 2025
Norges Bank governor Ida Wolden Bache (Bloomberg) — Norway’s central bank kept borrowing costs steady after a surprise…
Coalition compares Labor’s economic summit to Willy Wonka’s golden tickets as it criticises ‘privileged talkfest’ | Jim Chalmers
The Coalition has likened next week’s economic reform roundtable to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as they challenge…
Economists think tariffs will cause inflation soon
Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon speaks during Goldman Sachs analyst impact fund competition at Goldman Sachs…
Economic bounceback may be under way but Reeves cannot afford to relax | Economic growth (GDP)
Britain’s economy has defied the doomsayers. After growing strongly in the first quarter this year, it expanded again…