Macron has defied the will of the people. He leaves the French public no choice but to Block Everything | Rokhaya Diallo
The protests that rocked France this week did not come out of the blue. For more than a…
Will weak US Consumer Sentiment Index fuel jumbo Fed rate cut speculation?
September’s preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is expected to have eased to 58.0 from 58.2 in August.US consumers…
World shares mostly rise as a cut to US interest rates next week looks more certain
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares mostly rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s record-setting run the previous day…
Fed up Kiwis flee to Australia
Statistics New Zealand this week released migration data, which showed that only 13,066 net overseas migrants landed in…
Singapore wealth hub loses shine for China’s rich
Singapore’s reputation as a safe harbor for wealthy mainland Chinese families is fading, reversing an inflow that came…
Traders move to price in nearly three 25 bps rate cuts for the Fed by year-end
While much of the focus was on the US CPI report yesterday, the weekly initial jobless claims arguably…
How government debt stress could roll across world markets
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Escalating fears about government finances everywhere from Britain to Japan have so far…
Optimism over rate cuts overshadows hot inflation
Shoppers at the new H Mart during their grand opening in Westminster, CA, on Thursday, August 7, 2025.…
Australia: a global leader of energy idiocy
The federal government is widely tipped to announce its 2035 emissions reduction target next week, ahead of the…
The French economy has a boomer problem and is spending way too much on pensions
Before resigning from his nine-month stint as French prime minister, François Bayrou had claimed that if France failed…
China’s Summer of Economic Weakness Likely Stretched Into August
China’s economy likely endured another month of weakness in August, with a slowdown in industrial output and investment…
Fain delivers town hall speech, promises to fight for pensions in 2028
UAW president Shawn Fain gives Labor Day speech in Detroit UAW president Shawn Fain takes the stage after…