China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again
Facebook Tweet Email Link Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a resolution…
Remortgaging rises to highest level since Liz Truss’s mini-budget
The number of people who secured a new deal on their mortgage climbed to the highest level since…
Markets live: ASX to slip and RBA awaiting inflation data to determine whether to cut rates in August
1h agoTue 29 Jul 2025 at 9:59pmMarket snapshotASX futures: -0.1% to 8,657 pointsASX 200 (Tuesday close): +0.1% to 8,704…
Why did Chinese economist slam Ray Dalio on debt situations in US, China?
A prominent Chinese economist has pushed back against Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio’s views on the debt situations…
Government commission to look at improving productivity – but what is it? And who does it benefit?
It’s this huge improvement in our productiveness that’s given us a standard of living many times better than…
EU deadline on Downtown deal extended to December 10 after Universal asks for more time
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators have extended their decision deadline on a $775-million bid by Universal Music Group…
More tariffs on Brazil would mean steeper slowdown in activity, says IMF
(Reuters) -Additional U.S. tariffs on Brazil would lead to a steeper slowdown in activity than currently projected for…
TD Economics – Canada: Assessing Industry Pressure Points From U.S. Tariffs
The impacts of recently-imposed U.S. tariffs (and broader economic uncertainties) are starting to show up in the Canadian…
South-East Asia makes an AI power grab
When Lawrence Wong visited China on his first trip as Singapore’s prime minister in June, he delivered a…
US ‘non-committal’ on whether level of tariffs with Singapore will stay at 10 per cent: DPM Gan
While in the US, Mr Gan met with US Cabinet Secretaries, members of Congress and business and private-sector…
Economic shock eases as Trump retreats on highest tariffs
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July,…
China Social Spending Hits Highest Level in Nearly 2 Decades
(Bloomberg) — China’s government spending has pivoted toward social welfare to a degree unseen for at least a…