Korean won ranks 5th-weakest globally even after authorities intervene
Exchange rates for the won and other currencies are displayed on a screen at a money booth in…
Australians expected to spend $1.6bn in Boxing Day sales amid warnings of deceptive retail tactics
Australians are projected to spend $1.6 billion during this year’s Boxing Day sales, as new data indicates a…
2025 in Review – The World of Work
The impact of artificial intelligence on the workplace and ongoing battles to retain remote working were among the…
China’s offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds
China’s offshore yuan strengthened further on Thursday, dipping below the benchmark rate of seven against the US dollar…
A year marked by tariff truce, KOSPI 4,000 era
President Lee Jae Myung shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju,…
As Trump’s tariffs hit Indian fox nuts, the superfood eyes new markets | Trade War
Katihar, India – Ravjit Singh, a leather garment trader who lives in Denver, Colorado, has started to feel…
More shoppers hit high streets and retail parks for late Christmas purchases
More shoppers visited shops and retail destinations compared with a year ago, according to early data. Figures from…
GoldBod rejects IMF claims of $214m losses under gold-for-reserves programme
The Ghana Gold Board, GoldBod, has rejected claims contained in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report suggesting that…
the era of jobless growth is here
The GDP number arrived just before Christmas, wrapped like good news. The U.S. economy grew at a 4.3%…
Why economic forecasts will fail more often in 2026
It is often said that I am a clairvoyant, but looking toward 2026 requires neither prophecy nor bold…
Ethiopia’s Birr slumps to third-weakest currency globally amid economic pressures
Ethiopia’s birr has emerged as the third-weakest currency in the world this year, trailing only the Argentine peso…
Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK economy has been underperforming for decades
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes – and economic history is no exception. In 1964, a…