How cash-in-hand businesses can get stuck in the informal economy
Around 10% of the UK economy operates off the books. That means billions of pounds worth of cash-in-hand…
Malaysia’s unsold completed homes rise 8.6pc in H1 2026, but market is resilient, says Finance Minister II
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — More completed homes and serviced apartments were left unsold in the first half…
ECB expected to hike interest rates later today in response to Iran war inflation
THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank is expected to increase interest rates later on Thursday, as it tries to keep…
United States: Core inflation stays contained as goods soften – TD Securities
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz, Eli Nir, Gennadiy Goldberg and Molly Brooks expect August Core CPI to rise…
From beauty salons to restaurants: Chinese businesses expand across Malaysia, putting pressure on local firms
LOCAL BUSINESSES FEELING THE SQUEEZE At Sunway Velocity, an integrated commercial township on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur,…
Trade deficit widens to $2b as exports fall, petroleum, fertiliser imports rise
According to BoP data, imports grew by 8.6% in July, while exports declined by 1.9%. As imports exceed…
Commodity prices near 18-year high, threatening global inflation
Commodities Conflict in Middle East, rising demand and dollar weakness push up prices Central banks around the world…
Iran’s gasoline price hike may add to revenues, but can it ease fuel shortage?
After weeks of reduced gasoline supplies and kilometer-long queues at filling stations, the government raised the non-quota price…
Marginal improvement in CPI may not be enough to stave off September rate hike – Natixis’ Christopher Hodge
(Kitco News) – Friday’s CPI report will likely show that underlying inflation continues to move in the right…
Arab News | Egypt establishes $196m industrial investment sub-fund to boost exports
RIYADH: Egypt has established a 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($195 million) industrial investment sub-fund to support export-oriented companies,…
The RBA hoped this year’s three interest rate rises would tame inflation – but nothing is going their way | Australian economy
For five years the Reserve Bank has been trying to wrangle inflation back to its 2.5% target, and…
Peru’s monetary system would not work in Venezuela
Steve H. Hanke is a Senior Contributing Columnist at Fortune and a Professor of Applied Economics at The…