China Moves to Shore Up Struggling Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
China has unveiled 20 measures to support its struggling brick-and-mortar retail sector, urging stores to overhaul business models,…
Canadian Dollar: Jobs and BoC caution shape outlook – ING
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that Canada’s June jobs report is expected to show a sharp slowdown in hiring…
New Zealand wage growth ‘worst in the world’ – OECD report
New Zealanders have had some of the worst wage growth in the world in recent years, when adjusted…
4.38 million under temporary protection in May 2026 – News articles
On 31 May 2026, a total of 4.38 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine had temporary protection status…
Forecasting the upcoming week: US CPI and Warsh testimony to test the Dollar’s recovery
The upcoming week will bring a major test for the US Dollar (USD), with investors focusing on the…
Singapore: Resilient GDP and strong NODX – DBS
DBS economists Radhika Rao and Mo Ji forecast Singapore’s advance 2Q26 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 5.8%…
Taiwan Dollar: CBC inflation risks support against US Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s report on Taiwan notes that stronger inflation, with core CPI at 2.5%, is likely to push the…
South Korean Won: Rate hike support from exports and inflation – DBS
DBS economists Radhika Rao and Mo Ji expect the Bank of Korea (BoK) to raise its base rate…
Italian industrial production posts a small contraction in May | snaps
Both hard data and business surveys have so far pointed to industry as the most resilient part of…
10 Friday AM Reads – The Big Picture
My end-of-week morning reads: • Europe chose insurance. America chose growth. Europe and America chose different points on the…
Considering more RRIF withdrawal strategies, and where to find simple distribution data
My recent column on how to handle minimum withdrawals from registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) in the event…
CBO: U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year
Despite concerns from debt hawks, the U.S. government is continuing to borrow at pace: For the fiscal year…