South Africa raises minimum wage 5% amid rising costs and economic pressures
The increase surpasses the 4.7% advance that analysts, businesses, and labour unions had anticipated for 2026, reflecting an…
UK services sector job cuts continue as companies automate, PMI survey shows | Services sector
Companies in the UK’s services sector cut jobs last month, as they turned to “automation” rather than hiring…
US reschedules non-farm payrolls for Wednesday
Update your economic calendars. Non-farm payrolls will now be released Wednesday, Nov 11 and CPI will be released…
New Zealand Records Highest Joblessness Rate Since 2015
(MENAFN) New Zealand’s jobless rate climbed to 5.4 percent during the December 2025 quarter, marking the highest level…
Germany January final services PMI 52.4 vs 53.3 prelim
Prior 52.7Final Composite PMI 52.1 vs 52.5 prelimPrior 51.3 Key findings: Employment falls at joint-fastest rate since June…
Eurozone January final services PMI 51.6 vs 51.9 prelim
Prior 52.4Composite PMI 51.3 vs 51.5 prelimPrior 51.5 Both the services and composite readings are four-month lows, signaling…
Employment data expected to miss – TD Securities
TD Securities’ Global Strategy Team provides insights on upcoming US employment data, predicting below-consensus estimates for both ADP…
Markets losing faith in Prabowo’s grasp of economic reality
As economic bookmarks go, Indonesia’s stock market enduring its worst rout since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis is as ominous…
South Africa emerges as the hardest country to collect debt in Africa
The Southern African country leads the continent in terms of collection difficulty with an index score of 67…
Euro zone inflation dips to 1.7% in January
Euro zone inflation dipped last month, data showed today, entering a soft patch that most economists expect will…
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we will get the final services PMI for the major Eurozone economies…
Singapore, Hong Kong family offices favor private equity: survey
Wealth Management Over half of Asian wealth managers plan shift with public markets volatile Hong Kong, left, and…