ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: June 29
The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,354.02, down 2.0% on the week, while the Nasdaq fell 4.5%. Apple…
Saudi Arabia leads GCC private debt surge as startup credit financing hits $4.1bn
RIYADH: Private debt has overtaken venture capital as the dominant source of startup funding in the Gulf, with…
Yuanta upgrades Taiwan’s GDP growth to 11.05%
DEMAND: Yuanta projected exports to increase 25.49%, domestic investment to grow 8.38% and private consumption to expand 4.99%…
‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity | Public finance
One pound in every £11 of UK government spending on contractors went to private equity-controlled companies last year,…
Portugal no longer competes on cost – It competes for trust
Seeing Portugal occupy the 6th place in the world and the European Top 3 among 54 countries is…
Hong Kong is betting on integration with mainland China but what are the risks?
In the second of a two-part series on the economy as Hong Kong marks 29 years since its…
China doesn’t need to de-throne the dollar to win global currency war
Renminbi and US dollar banknotes are captured in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, on March 1, 2026. (Photo…
The Great FIRE Debate: People Who Made It Work Say Critics Miss the Point
The FIRE movement is polarizing. Short for “financial independence, retire early,” FIRE is typically associated with aggressive saving…
Summer Davos 2026: Key takeaways and must-read insights
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 took place this week in Dalian, China.Also…
South Korea: Exports and inflation support rate hike path – DBS
DBS Group Research’s Ma Tieying expects South Korea’s June exports to remain very strong, with year-on-year growth around…
Steeper prices ahead after Qatar gas supply cut off, HK Electric tells customers
Customers with one of Hong Kong’s top energy firms have been forced to bear the brunt of steeper…
‘British food will disappear’: trade deal after Brexit is hitting UK farmers hard | Farming
For Liz Webster, who farms 647 hectares (1600 acres) in Wiltshire, south west England, the latest impact of…