SPI up 3.75% YoY as chicken jumps 21%
Sugar, flour drive increase despite falling vegetable prices; weekly SPI edges up 0.24% KARACHI: Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured…
Consumption to play bigger part in growth
Tourists interact with parading performers at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Northeast China”s Heilongjiang province, Dec…
22+ states in recession, rising insurance premiums and $1.99 gas. Oh my!
Trump: “Don’t make (rising insurance premiums) sound so bad…” because it’s about melania’s underpants The total health…
Now is the time to seize the next crisis! (with poll)
Winston Churchill said “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” In 2026 odds are that the “AI…
U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in December: survey
The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers rose to…
Iran’s subsidized currency allocations at over $42 in Mar-Dec: CBI
Iran says it earmarked $42.613 billion in subsidized currency in less than nine months to mid-December. (Photo…
Asia’s largest offshore gold discovery boosts China’s reserves near Jiaodong Peninsula
China has announced the discovery of what is being described as Asia’s largest offshore gold deposit in the…
Bank of Japan hikes key rate to 30-year high: What to know
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key policy rate on Friday to levels unseen in 30 years,…
Japan hikes interest rate to highest level since 1995 as inflation bites
Japan’s central bank has raised its main interest rate to the highest level in 30 years as the…
Economists warn of distorted inflation data as White House touts new report
Economists are warning that Thursday’s inflation report could end up being less instructive than usual after the government…
Why Nigerian, Angolan oil is struggling to find buyers
Unsold oil Such a large amount of unsold oil is unusual, especially for the current month, given the…
Reeves has bought herself time to write smarter fiscal rules
There is much to say about 2025, and there may be more next week, but one definite feature…