EEconomy Read More Markets reel as Fed holds rates steady and Iran hits a key Qatar gas hubMarch 19, 2026 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting…
EEconomy Read More How China opened the door to creating a direct rival to US payment systemsMarch 19, 2026 China’s recent changes to the rules governing its global payment system could pave the way for turning it…
EEconomy Read More China’s Belt and Road investments hit record high on energy dealsMarch 19, 2026 Belt and Road Beijing tripled gas and oil project outlays in 2025 to secure supplies Chinese state-owned oil…
EEconomy Read More UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse | Steel industryMarch 19, 2026 The UK is to double tariffs on Chinese and other foreign steel in a bid to save its…
EEconomy Read More Unemployment: India's young are more educated than ever. So why are so many jobless? – BBCMarch 19, 2026 Unemployment: India’s young are more educated than ever. So why are so many jobless? BBC67% of India’s unemployed youth…
EEconomy Read More Anthony Albanese’s blunt message for hoarders during oil supply shockMarch 19, 2026 The prime minister will talk to state premiers and chief ministers today in a national cabinet meeting aimed…
EEconomy Read More Tackling a weakened job market could be more difficult for the FedMarch 19, 2026 At this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, every single one of the policymakers present surely had the…
BBusiness Read More Gas prices hit highest level since 2023 in U.S. amid Iran war – NationalMarch 19, 2026 The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already straining households worldwide.…
EEconomy Read More Sri Lanka’s Four-Day Workweek Isn’t About Work-Life Balance. It’s About Survival.March 19, 2026 Sri Lanka has just introduced a four‑day workweek—not to boost work‑life balance, but because the war in Iran…
EEconomy Read More Recession odds hit 49% for next 12 months says Moody’s Mark ZandiMarch 18, 2026 With alarming headlines coming out of the Middle East, economists will be wary of sharing forecasts that might…
EEconomy Read More ‘It’s not panic-buying’: farmers defend stockpiling as regional Australia bears brunt of fuel crisis | Rural and regional AustraliaMarch 18, 2026 Rural fuel distributor Paul McCallum hopes the worst is over. At the start of the month, as fuel…
EEconomy Read More Trump’s Embrace of AI Is Blowing Up the Whole Reason He Wanted Tariffs in the First PlaceMarch 18, 2026 Donald Trump has created something of an economic catch-22 for himself. On one hand, he desperately wants to…