Germany November industrial orders +5.6% vs -1.0% m/m expected
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China’s Battery Boom Is Running Into a Very Familiar Problem
The Chinese industry ministry has sounded the overcapacity alarm for yet another industry: batteries. Battery makers have grown…
Dollar poised for third straight daily gain ahead of US jobs report
Market positioning will prevent significant dollar drop, Natixis saysFocus on Friday’s jobs report to gauge Fed’s 2026 rate…
Foreign condo transfers slump to THB44bn as India surges
Q3 2025: Units up, value down In the third quarter of 2025, nationwide foreign condo transfers rose…
Africa’s top 5 oil producers ranked by daily output and hidden oil wealth
Recent data on proven oil reserves in 2025 shows stark contrasts between countries that pump a lot of…
Japan’s real wages in November fall 2.8% on year, down for 11th month
TOKYO – Japan’s real wages in November fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier, marking the 11th consecutive…
US ISM Services Sector PMI Hits 14-Month High Mainly on Seasonal Effects but 12-Month Moving Average Still Low – TradingView — Track All Markets
US ISM Services Sector PMI Hits 14-Month High Mainly on Seasonal Effects but 12-Month Moving Average Still Low TradingView…
Quiet December caps off lackluster 2025 for Canada’s housing markets
Home resales were subdued in December in most areas around Canada. Adverse weather may have been a factor…
‘The pressure is too much’: Lesotho’s garment workers on the frontline of Trump tariffs | Lesotho
Every morning at 7am, women gather outside clothing factories in Maseru, the capital of the southern African mountain…
Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war – National
Canada’s economy will likely slow down in 2026 as the trade war and U.S. tariffs continue to bite, but…
Japan real wages slide sharply in November, posing a key dilemma for the Bank of Japan
Summary: Japan real wages fell 2.8% y/y in November Sharp drop in bonus payments weighed on incomes Nominal…
Beijing vows fiscal support for debt-stricken provinces
China pledged fiscal support for its debt-saddled local governments, but analysts said the stimulus may not be enough…