South Korea’s Surprise Contraction Points to Broad Fragility
(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s economy shrank in the final quarter of 2025 due to a broad pullback in…
Manic day in Davos, Brussels and Moscow — live updates – POLITICO
European leaders descend on Brussels this evening for a crunch summit with the transatlantic relationship top of their…
Botswana’s diamond stockpile swells as gem price slump persists
Botswana’s diamond stockpile is nearly double its target inventory levels amid persistent low prices, leaving the country unable…
Could Greenland upend the global economy?
This morning, the International Monetary Fund published its quarterly global outlook. It concluded that escalating geopolitical tensions could…
World Bank revises up 2026, 2027 growth forecasts for Türkiye
The Turkish economy is estimated to have closed 2025 with a higher-than-expected growth, the World Bank said on…
UN forecasts global economic growth of 2.7% this year, down slightly from 2025
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting that the global economy will grow by 2.7% this…
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…
Rich World’s Rate-Cut Momentum Is Fading Away
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The final flurry of global monetary policy decisions for 2025 is likely to…
Ray Dalio says Middle East becoming ‘Silicon Valley of capitalists’ — here’s why
Billionaire investor and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio believes the Middle East is fast emerging as one of…
Preliminary Consumer Sentiment rises to 53.3 in December as inflation expectations ease – KITCO
Preliminary Consumer Sentiment rises to 53.3 in December as inflation expectations ease KITCOUS consumer sentiment jumps for first time…
US weekly jobless claims fall to three-year low – KITCO
US weekly jobless claims fall to three-year low KITCOUS unemployment claims fall to lowest level since September 2022 MSNUS initial…
Elon Musk Says AI Will Fix the US Debt Crisis Within 3 Years
Elon Musk says the US debt problem has only one escape hatch: AI. Musk, in a conversation with…