Layoffs by US firms tripled in January, as mass job cuts accelerate to Great Recession levels
A UPS truck driver makes a delivery Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in River Forest, Illinois. [AP Photo/Nam Y.…
Sino-US trade shift seen as a gradual rebalancing
Amid mounting challenges such as tariff barriers, technology restrictions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, China-US trade is undergoing a…
The Layoff Announcement-Labor Force Ratio and Recessions, 1989-2025
Using Challenger, Gray, Christmas data at quarterly frequency, normalized by civilian labor force. Figure 1: Challenger layoff announcements…
Türkiye vows to maintain tight monetary policy, fiscal discipline
Türkiye will maintain its tight monetary policy and keep fiscal discipline to further lower inflation, Vice President Cevdet…
Japan must take ‘professional’ approach in tapping FX reserves, finance minister says
TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Japan must take a “professional” approach in tapping its huge foreign reserves to…
Inflation trends for eggs, bread and more during the Trump administration
Are President Donald Trump’s policies bringing down grocery bills? Grocery prices have been on the rise for most…
Slash regulation if you want Single Market, Germany tells EU – POLITICO
However, Berlin warns that that will only be possible if it doesn’t mean giving up additional power to…
BNP’s $1 Trillion Economy Plan 2034 | BNP’s trillion-dollar ambition: Is the path slippery?
The economic goals outlined in the BNP’s election manifesto read like a calculated challenge. It presents the coming…
China Is Pumping Cash to Fill a $456 Billion Liquidity Shortfall
(Bloomberg) — The People’s Bank of China is boosting the supply of money available to banks to ensure…
Three billion reasons to look at Portugal differently
Investment contracts signed in Sines, for an amount of more than three billion euros, clearly belong to this…
China Posts First Fiscal Revenue Decline Since Pandemic
China recorded its first annual decline in fiscal revenue since the Covid-19 pandemic, as a sharp fall in…
BBS Monthly Inflation Report January 2026 | Inflation climbs to 8.58% as food prices jump ahead of Ramadan
Overall inflation in Bangladesh rose to 8.58 percent in January, marking the third consecutive monthly increase, as food…