Africa’s biggest economy is set to chart a roadmap with the U.S. amid soaring tariffs
Parks Tau, the South African Trade Minister, recently met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to further conversations…
Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here’s the data to prove it
In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister…
Fed’s Kashkari advocates two more rate cuts this year
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Friday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to expert minimum…
‘You have to find other passions. For me it was my plants and the cat’ – The Irish Times
The thunderstorm in Beijing on Saturday night was dramatic and noisy but by Sunday afternoon, Qiang and I…
Trump’s team is considering a $550bn fund to boost factories, energy and critical sectors
President Trump’s administration is considering a sweeping program to boost U.S. manufacturing, according to documents and people familiar…
Long-term unemployment in US surges to 1.9 million as job openings dry up
Graph showing recent rise of long-term unemployment [Photo: US Bureau of Labor Statistics] The number of long-term unemployed…
China expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged despite Fed easing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth month in a row…
Baht surge makes Thailand pricier than Vietnam for Chinese tourists
Chinese arrivals fall 35% in first eight months Pattaraanong Na Chiangmai, deputy governor for Asia and South Pacific…
European markets open higher after rally on Wall Street, slide in Asia
ADVERTISEMENT Major European stock indexes opened higher on Friday morning following major monetary policy decisions earlier in the…
Missing: services disinflation
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Why grocery prices are so high — and what people are doing about it : NPR
Food prices rose 3.2% in the last 12 months, outpacing overall inflation. Fifty-three percent of the people surveyed…
Indonesia’s ill-timed return to the financial brink
Economists worried about the state of central bank independence are almost linearly focused on the Federal Reserve in…