Bank holds interest rates as energy and memory chips set to lift inflation
The Bank of England has held interest rates for the fifth successive time despite cautioning that energy prices…
China: Domestic weakness calls for measured fiscal support
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank assesses that China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.3% year-on-year in Q2 2026…
10 Thursday AM Reads – The Big Picture
My morning train WFH reads: • The economy is just a VIP list now: The economy increasingly rewards…
Australian Dollar: RBA sees inflation still above target – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu reports that Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter described Australia’s Consumer Price…
Japan trims economic outlook as elevated oil prices weigh on growth
Japan has lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year, reflecting expectations that higher oil prices…
China’s auto industry is faster, cheaper and better. Here’s how the West can close the gap
When Covid ended and the blanket lifted, Western auto executives got the shock of their careers. China hadn’t just kept…
A guaranteed £50k or a shot at £1m? What the answer says about you – The Times
A guaranteed £50k or a shot at £1m? What the answer says about you The TimesWould you choose £50,000…
One country holds an estimated twenty-four trillion dollars in mineral wealth beneath its soil — cobalt and copper, the very metals that power the phones and electric cars of the modern world — and it remains among the five poorest nations on Earth
The cobalt in a phone bought in Sydney or Seoul almost certainly came out of the ground in…
Eurozone: Strategic push reshapes dependencies – Rabobank
RaboResearch economists Maartje Wijffelaars and Leander Kalff outline how the European Union is intensifying efforts to strengthen Eurozone…
US GDP growth dips as inflation and trade deficits pressure economy | Business and Economy News
GDP grew by 1.5 percent in the second quarter following a 2.1 percent increase in first quarter. Published…
More than half of South African workers now gamble to pay debt, study finds
Financial pressure is pushing millions of South African workers toward sports betting and online gambling, with many…
27.5% of Europeans could not afford a week-long holiday – News articles
In 2025, 27.5% of the EU’s population aged 16 or older were unable to afford 1 week of…