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Australia’s central bank raises interest rate to 3.85% after 3 cuts
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Russia’s Economic Growth Slowed to 1% in 2025, Putin Says
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Venezuela hopes oil revival will ease economic woes
Just days before his ouster by the United States, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro promised on national television…
Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says – Fortune
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China Posts First Fiscal Revenue Decline Since Pandemic
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PM urges bold, results-oriented action to secure double-digit growth in 2026
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Layoffs by US firms tripled in January, as mass job cuts accelerate to Great Recession levels
A UPS truck driver makes a delivery Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in River Forest, Illinois. [AP Photo/Nam Y.…
China's foreign exchange reserves rise in January – news.cgtn.com
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Style by SCMP turns 20 – we look back at our archive of covers
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The Layoff Announcement-Labor Force Ratio and Recessions, 1989-2025
Using Challenger, Gray, Christmas data at quarterly frequency, normalized by civilian labor force. Figure 1: Challenger layoff announcements…
Thailand, branded the “sick man of Asia”: how much hope can a new government deliver? – Nation Thailand
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