EEconomy Read More Young professionals squeezed as AI reshapes white-collar job marketFebruary 19, 2026 People file unemployment benefit applications at the Seoul Western Employment Welfare Plus Center in Mapo District, Seoul, Feb.…
EEconomy Read More Govt to take $600m SCB loanFebruary 19, 2026 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to take a $600 million short-term loan from Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to replenish…
EEconomy Read More Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffsFebruary 19, 2026 National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced…
EEconomy Read More Jim Chalmers gets nastyFebruary 19, 2026 Jim Chalmers’ outburst on Wednesday – launching a deeply personal attack on former Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe…
EEconomy Read More Australia unemployment total falls for fourth straight month. RBA March rate hike prospectFebruary 19, 2026 A steady 4.1% jobless rate and another fall in total unemployment should keep rate hike risk priced, supporting…
EEconomy Read More Provinces are bracing for record deficits. What’s causing budgets to see red?February 19, 2026 Budget season for Canada has kicked off with three provinces already posting steep deficits, a trend economists say…
EEconomy Read More Canadian home sales drop as prices hit lowest level since 2021February 19, 2026 Shaun Cathcart, senior economist at CREA, joins BNN Bloomberg to assess pent-up demand in real estate. Canada’s housing…
EEconomy Read More Interim Government Economic Performance | Interim govt stopped macro bleeding but couldn’t reignite growthFebruary 19, 2026 When the interim government assumed office around 18 months ago, it inherited an economy under severe strain. All…
EEconomy Read More Australia’s Unemployment Rate steadies at 4.1% in January vs. 4.2% expectedFebruary 19, 2026 Australia’s Unemployment Rate steadied at 4.1% in January, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of…
EEconomy Read More European Central Bank President Lagarde reportedly plans to quit before Macron’s term endsFebruary 19, 2026 Open this photo in gallery: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde in Florence, Italy, in October, 2025.Remo Casilli/Reuters…
EEconomy Read More RBNZ Governor Breman: Not at all comfortable with having inflation at 3.1%February 19, 2026 High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for…
EEconomy Read More Two-thirds of Japanese firms concerned about Takaichi fiscal disciplineFebruary 19, 2026 Japanese firms remain wary of fiscal discipline under Takaichi, even as concerns over China tensions ease. Summary: Two-thirds…