Singapore’s 2025 Economic Performance Sparks Flurry of Forecast Upgrades
By Amanda Lee and Fabiana Negrin Ochoa SINGAPORE–Data showing that Singapore’s economy held up much better than expected…
December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate
Consumer activity slowed sharply for the December holiday shopping season amid a spate of rough weather, tariff impact…
Trump Aide Gives Jaw-Dropping Excuse for Humiliating Jobs Numbers
President Donald Trump’s trade adviser offered a bizarre pitch for why Americans should actually be happy about the…
Japan debt at record 1,342 tril. yen, puts Takaichi fiscal policy in focus
TOKYO – Japan’s total debt rose to a record 1,342.17 trillion yen ($8.6 trillion) at the end of…
Taiwan rejects US’s 40% chip supply relocation goal, calls it ‘impossible’
Taiwan has told the US that its plan of relocating nearly 40% of its semiconductor supply chain to…
Africa holds US$29.5 trillion in minerals, but US$8.6 trillion remains undeveloped as poor infrastructure and fragmented demand block value creation.
But the real story is the part that remains untouched. More than US$8.6 trillion in African mineral deposits…
US employment cost index for Q4 0.7% vs 0.8% expected
Prior quarter was 0.8%Employment benefits 0.7% vs 0.8% prior quarterEmployment wages 0.7% vs 0.8% prior quarter US ECI…
Decoding India’s budget and its long-term growth measures
In current unpredictable market conditions, India’s recent budget promotes stability and growth, write Shruti Lohia and Anushka Agarwal…
Euro zone inflation to take hit from tariffs but rate cuts could offset, ECB economists find
FRANKFURT, Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. tariffs are weighing on euro zone growth and inflation but the most…
Africa’s 10 most expensive countries to live in in 2026
Island economies reliant on imports, countries with weak local purchasing power, and urban centres facing rising food and…
‘These are people’s livelihoods’: Minnesota’s economy in crisis amid ICE surge | Minnesota
A man walked into Soleil Ramirez’s restaurant last month and started to ask strange questions: How many people…
Tech-led records and cautious exuberance – BNY
BNY’s Head of Markets Macro Strategy Bob Savage notes that global equities, led by US technology stocks, have…