UK, Japan Budgets; Wary US Consumers
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves did enough in the UK budget to help her and Prime Minister…
China’s factory activity contracts in November for 8th month in a row
China’s factory activity contracted for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to official data, as external headwinds…
China Factory Activity Slumps for Longest Stretch on Record
China’s factory activity improved but remained in contraction in November, extending its streak of declines to a record…
After decades of decline, Bangladesh’s film industry is now in freefall
Bangladesh’s film industry has been shrinking for two decades. But collapsing investment, political uncertainty and vanishing cinemas during…
The dirty secret of America’s holiday shopping season
Americans, enraged about years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle.…
Mortgage Rates Are Not Too High. What’s too High Are Home Prices that Exploded by 40-70% in 2 Years, Creating the “Affordability Crisis” – Wolf Street
Mortgage Rates Are Not Too High. What’s too High Are Home Prices that Exploded by 40-70% in 2…
Energy agreement an important first step to generating renewed prosperity in Canada – CTV News
Energy agreement an important first step to generating renewed prosperity in Canada CTV NewsWhat is the B.C. oil tanker…
Shanghai bets on manufacturing to buttress finance in two-pronged growth plan
Shanghai, mainland China’s top finance and trade hub, is set to double down on efforts to prevent the…
K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1%
US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last…
Euro-Zone Inflation Near 2% to Seal Deal on ECB Rate Hold
Shoppers pass through Alexanderplatz during Black Friday sales in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 28. (Bloomberg) — A euro-zone…
Iran faces new inflation pressure as dollar rate nears all-time high
The US dollar, which traded at about 140,000 rials in 2018, has risen roughly eight-fold since Donald Trump…
‘Reeves must go’ and Tom Stoppard tributes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves continues to face backlash over accusations she misled the public on the state of the…