Weathering the billionaire backlash – Spear’s
The ultra-wealthy are becoming the human face of inequality in an age of populist discontent // Image: Shutterstock,…
Budget 2026-27: Hong Kong operating surplus of HK$51.3 billion forecast
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Confidence and Sentiment: February 2026
With the release of the Conference Board’s Confidence Index, and the SF Fed’s News Sentiment Index, we have…
Forecasters See Modest Rise for Japanese Retail Sales — TradingView News
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 0850 JST (2350 GMT/1850 EST Thursday, Feb. 26) The Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
Markets ‘exhausted’ from tariffs, says analyst
Nate Thooft, CIO and senior portfolio manager at Manulife Investment Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the markets…
Consumer confidence rises in February as labor market outlook improves
Consumer confidence edged higher in February as Americans expressed a more optimistic view of the labor market and…
Australia’s CPI inflation arrives at 3.8% YoY in January vs. 3.7% expected
Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed by 3.8% year-over-year (YoY) in January, compared to a 3.8% increase reported in the…
Government awaiting ‘exact clarity’ over US tariffs
The Government has said that it is still awaiting “exact clarity” on tariffs following the decision by the…
People are getting fake news on their phones and that’s increasing the risk of a market crash
What do you get when you combine deep uncertainty about the biggest technological bet in a generation, a…
European shares close higher but trade uncertainty lingers – The Irish Times
European shares rose against a backdrop of broader market ‌gains on Tuesday, tracking increased risk appetite on Wall…
PSX falls further in absence of cues
KARACHI: Losses deepened at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the benchmark index closed lower by…
Policy paradox weighs on Dollar – NBC
National Bank of Canada’s (NBC) Jocelyn Paquet analyzes recent US tariff developments after the Supreme Court overturned tariffs…