Experts: EPF still on track to deliver 6% dividend
PETALING JAYA: Although the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has cautioned members to temper expectations for the second half…
Jobless on the rise: Unemployment rate expected to land higher this week
ANZ senior economist Miles Workman. “For the RBNZ, this suggests that the labour market is unlikely to become…
The rise of ‘conspicuous waiting’: The economic theory behind Gen Z’s viral lines
The Gilded Age economist Thorstein Veblen famously wrote about “conspicuous consumption,” the idea that people signal status by…
RBI to hold rates through 2026 as growth risks outweigh inflation: Reuters poll
By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU, July 27 (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India will keep its key interest…
Economists skeptical Japan can grow its way out of debt: Nikkei survey
Economy Public-private investment seen as inadequate for goal of steadily lowering debt-to-GDP ratio Economists are skeptical that the…
‘Fuel prices remain a wild card’ – CPI inflation tipped to top 4%
Other economists are picking 1.5% for the quarter and an annual rate of 4.1%. Regardless, the significant concern…
Chinese Economy Stuck in Slow Lane as Consumption Heads for Drop
(Bloomberg) — China’s consumer spending may have contracted for the first time since the pandemic, a setback that…
ECB June hike a done deal, another likely in September, economists say
(Fixes formatting) By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, June 3 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is set to raise…
Budget 2026: S&P Global Ratings underwhelmed by Govt’s efforts to return the books to surplus; economists wary of Treasury’s rosy forecasts
Combining central and local government debt, it expected New Zealand’s cash deficit to widen to more than 5%…
China’s Economy Is Entering Another Quarter of K-Shaped Growth
(Bloomberg) — Chinese consumption probably expanded far slower than the pace of industry in April, as trade remained…
A 160-year-old paradox explains why AI will create more jobs, not fewer, top economist says
In 1865, English economist William Stanley Jevons observed that the invention of the Watt steam engine — which improved…
Economists Rethink Chinese Forecasts as AI Fires Up Import Surge
(Bloomberg) — Economists have sharply upgraded their forecasts for China’s import growth and now expect it to overtake…