EEconomy Read More Businesses scramble to reach China’s growing experiences economyFebruary 18, 2026 This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on…
EEconomy Read More UK inflation Jan 2026February 18, 2026 A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England.…
EEconomy Read More IMF urges Japan to avoid lowering consumption taxFebruary 18, 2026 WASHINGTON – Japan should avoid lowering the consumption tax, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, cautioning that such…
EEconomy Read More UK inflation rate falls to 3% helped by cost of petrol and bread – follow liveFebruary 18, 2026 Inflation is above target, but an interest rate cut is still predictedpublished at 08:46 GMT 08:46 GMT Mitchell…
EEconomy Read More Why Australians are falling behindFebruary 18, 2026 Footer Your home of Australian stories, conversations and events that shape our nation. Contact ABC News This service…
EEconomy Read More The rising risk of China turning JapaneseFebruary 18, 2026 The world today is witnessing an unsettling sense of economic deja vu. Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai…
EEconomy Read More Korea slips to 9th in US import rankings amid Trump tariffsFebruary 18, 2026 Vehicles await export at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Jan. 27. Yonhap Korea fell to ninth among…
EEconomy Read More Ray Dalio warns of ‘great disorder’ period for world economy, marked by ‘clash of great powers’—just like the 1930sFebruary 18, 2026 Picture this: It’s 1933. The League of Nations is struggling for legitimacy as Germany and Japan withdraw, driven…
EEconomy Read More IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, warns against sales tax cutsFebruary 18, 2026 The IMF urged Japan to continue gradual rate hikes toward neutral by 2027 and warned against cutting the…
EEconomy Read More South Africa plans to retire prime rate in major lending system overhaulFebruary 18, 2026 For decades, prime has been the number most people look at when trying to understand interest rates on…
EEconomy Read More RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25%, lifts projected rate path modestly higherFebruary 18, 2026 The RBNZ held the OCR at 2.25%, signalling inflation is returning to target while revising its future rate…
EEconomy Read More News live: one of the Australian women and children in Syrian detention camp banned from returning for up to two years | Australia newsFebruary 18, 2026 One person in Syrian group temporarily banned from AustraliaJosh Butler Home affairs minister Tony Burke has announced one…