Vietnam July trade deficit widens, driven by higher fuel costs
HANOI, Aug 3 : Vietnam posted a trade deficit of $3.587 billion in July, wider than June’s $2.64…
Australia’s home price retreat gathers pace in July, Cotality data shows
SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Australian home prices suffered a second month of steep falls in July as…
Jobless on the rise: Unemployment rate expected to land higher this week
ANZ senior economist Miles Workman. “For the RBNZ, this suggests that the labour market is unlikely to become…
Australia news LIVE: National house prices fall; 2026 Commonwealth Games ends; Labor finalises News Bargaining Incentive legislation
Jim Chalmers said housing was a long-term investment and prices would rise in years to come as the…
Workers’ Party to table motion calling for an ‘economy of the future’ for all Singaporeans
SUGGESTIONS TO BE RAISED Singapore launched the ESR in August last year, amid structural shifts including geopolitical realignments…
Inflation’s squeeze on middle-income households
SINGAPORE – While inflation picked up across all household income groups in Singapore in the first half of…
Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers | UK cost of living crisis
The chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken…
Egypt weighs transferring ownership of state holding companies to cut public debt
The Egyptian government is evaluating proposals to transfer the ownership of several public sector holding companies and their…
Atiku rejects Tinubu’s economic scorecard, cites unpaid wages
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the defence…
Poll: Philippine inflation steady at 6.4% in July
An assortment of local rice is displayed at a market in Quezon City, May 22, 2026. — PHILIPPINE…
‘I don’t want to miss out’: Why India’s youth are choosing debt over savings
“The way children are today, whatever money they make … they blow it all and then ask someone…
Hong Kong to raise annual GDP forecast after robust growth in first half of 2026
Hong Kong will raise its full-year economic growth forecast after a stronger-than-expected performance in the first half of…