EU international trade mostly by sea in 2025 – News articles
In 2025, the EU imported 1.1 billion tonnes of goods from non-EU countries by sea, valued at €1…
Mortgage rates top 7%, dealing a further blow to the frozen housing market
Mortgage rates reached a grim milestone this week, topping 7% for the first time since January 2025 and…
ADB Forecasts Resilient Growth in Asia-Pacific, Kazakhstan’s Outlook Unchanged
ASTANA — Economic growth across developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to moderate to 5% in 2026…
Africa has capital. The question is whether it can put it to work
As Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede turns 60, his long-standing focus on capital markets raises a bigger question for Africa:…
Turkish economic growth forecast falls to lowest rate since 2020, OECD reports
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its forecast for Turkey’s economic growth in 2026 to…
China makes up a record 40% of all global container exports—a sign it’s adapted to Trump’s tariffs
China keeps growing its share of global cargo sales, indicating the Trump administration’s tariffs meant to punish the…
China has scrapped two-thirds of its planned coal power plants abroad: report
Five years after China pledged to stop building or financing new coal-fired power plants overseas, the country’s state…
Swiss National Bank holds rates at 0% as inflation stays low
Swiss flag is pictured at the Harbor in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Switzerland’s…
Australians ‘scrambling’ for second jobs to deal with rising mortgage repayments and cost of living | Australian economy
Australians are “scrambling” to find more work to cover soaring living expenses and prepare for higher mortgage costs,…
Unemployment steady, low and seasonal
WELL TRIMMED: Unemployment and underemployment are about where the government expected them to be, DGBAS said, with graduations…
South Korea keeps fuel cheap for holidays as fiscal cost mounts
With millions of South Koreans set to hit the road this week during a three-day public holiday, the…
Led by China and US borrowing, the world now owes a record US$365 trillion debt: IIF
Global debt climbed to a record high of more than US$365 trillion in the first half of the…