UK November ILO unemployment rate 5.1% vs 5.1% expected
Prior 5.1%Employment change 82k vs 30k expectedPrior -16kAverage weekly earnings +4.7% vs +4.6% 3m/y expectedPrior +4.7%; revised to…
IMF expects Iran’s economy to grow by 1.1% in 2026
IMF projections indicate Iran’s economy will perform better this year compared to 2025.
The International Monetary Fund…
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 20
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS Markets this week revealed fragility beneath calm. The IMF upgraded growth as AI investment masked tariff…
Shanghai maps global financial hub plan to 2035, for world-class and socialist metropolis
Shanghai has laid out a full spectrum of goals on finance for the next five years and beyond,…
Churchill Port’s Arctic Role Gains Urgency Amid Greenland Tensions – Azat TV
Quick Read Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged urgent development of the Port of Churchill.The port and rail line…
Irish CEOs confidence lowest in five years
Confidence among Irish chief executives has hit a five year low due to the geopolitical climate and ongoing…
Anwar: Trade value in 2025 reached RM3t, record level thanks to clear policies
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia’s trade value in 2025 reached RM3 trillion, a record level made…
Collective wealth of billionaires rises by $2.5 trillion
Ireland’s 11 billionaires are wealthier than 66% of the country’s population, according to a new study from Oxfam.…
Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend
DAVOS, Switzerland: Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland, this week,…
The world witnesses the resilience of China’s economy ‘advancing under pressure’: Global Times editorial
A view of the Lujiazui area in Shanghai Photo: VCG On January 19, the National Bureau of Statistics…
Japan’s New Car Sales Rise by 3.3% in 2025
Japan Data Economy Society Jan 20, 2026 Car sales rose in Japan in 2025, but still remain below…
China’s GDP expands 5% to hit 140-trillion-yuan mark in 2025, meeting growth target despite serious headwinds
A worker operates in the production workshop of China Construction Equipment & Engineering Co in Nanjing of East…