Explainer | How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?
Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in…
Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
Gen Xers’ new round of penny-pinching could be bad news for consumer spending and the economy. Comprised of…
Millionaires Urge Leaders in Davos to Act on Wealth Inequality – Outlook Business
A group of 400 millionaires from 24 countries, including prominent names like Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo, musician Brian…
US S&P Manufacturing PMI rises to 51.9, Services PMI holds steady at 52.5
Business activity in the US private sector expanded at a slightly better pace in January than in December,…
Germany January flash manufacturing PMI 48.7 vs 47.8 expected
Prior 47.0Services PMI 53.3 vs 52.5 expectedPrior 52.7Composite PMI 52.5 vs 51.6 expectedPrior 51.3Full report here Key Points:…
UK Retail Sales climb 0.4% MoM in December vs. -0.1% expected
The United Kingdom (UK)Â Retail Sales rose 0.4% month-over-month (MoM) in December after falling 0.1% in November, according to…
not a collapse, not a miracle — stagnation
In recent years, and especially since the outbreak of the war, public debate over the state of Israel’s…
Mali’s president tightens direct control over key mining sector
Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita attends the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the…
Imminent RBNZ rate hike odds narrow despite inflation ticking higher
File photo. Photo: RNZ RBNZ governor says shes committed and confident get inflation back to target A stronger…
Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt at the start of 2026
At a time when many governments are dealing with inflation, currency pressure, and tight global financial circumstances, low…
CEOs Wary of a Jittery US Consumer as Global Tensions Intensify
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — As the US earnings season gathers momentum, early results are offering a…
Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election
An employee at the Celsior Wadamachi supermarket in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Soaring food costs…