NZIER shadow board backs RBNZ hold this week (May 27) at 2.25% but rate rises seen ahead
Most NZIER shadow board members back holding New Zealand’s OCR at 2.25% in May (statement due at pm…
India’s Q4 GDP growth seen at 7.3% amid Iran war tensions
New Delhi: The Indian economy likely closed FY26 on a strong note, with growth in the March quarter…
Singapore keeps 2026 growth forecast at 2-4% but flags ‘significant’ risks from Middle East war
SINGAPORE: Despite a weakening of the economic outlook in the months ahead and “significant” downside risks arising from…
What to know about rising fuel prices and airline rewards
NEW YORK (AP) — First, the bad news. Users of credit cards that accrue airline miles and points…
The War-Driven Supply Shock Already Roiling Manufacturing in Asia
Countries in Asia are reeling from a shortage of naphtha, a petroleum derivative used in a dizzying array…
Trump’s Iran War Reignited Stagflation Fears – and May’s Data Just Confirmed It
For much of early 2026, the U.S. economy looked like it might pull off a difficult balancing act.…
Russia’s economy is much worse than it seems, and ‘elites are increasingly alarmed’ as GDP contracts
The Swedish government has come up with some drastically different economic figures on Russia that make the Kremlin’s…
Morocco’s CIMAF invests $45 million in Gabon as Africa’s cement race intensifies
The Moroccan cement producer will invest more than $45 million in a major expansion of its operations…
GDP, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch this Week
Markets enter the final week of May with a holiday-shortened trading schedule following Memorial Day Monday closure, compressing…
India is a ‘country of countries’ – NZ business needs a regional strategy to make the trade deal work
The recently signed free trade agreement between New Zealand and India has so far been discussed and debated…
ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: May 25-29
The US financial markets are closed on Monday for Memorial Day, and the holiday-shortened week is light on…
Top 5 firms account for 44% of Korea’s exports in Q1: data
Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, May 8. Yonhap The top five companies, including…