ICYMI: China front-loads 2026 growth with US$42bn infrastructure project rollout
Summary: China unveiled an early batch of 2026 infrastructure projects worth ~295 bn yuan Funds target transport, water,…
BOJ’s Ueda signals further rate hikes as wage–price cycle strengthens
Summary BOJ’s Ueda signalled readiness to continue raising rates Further tightening depends on growth and inflation tracking forecasts…
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its…
Moody’s senior economist picks market sectors to suffer in 2026
Moody’s Analytics senior economist Mark Zandi expects the U.S. economy to post stronger growth in 2026, but warns…
Less than 2pc growth forecast for Sydney, Melbourne home values
Home price growth in Australia’s two biggest cities could slow significantly to just under 2 per cent this…
Bangkok Post – Outlook remains cloudy for 2026
Executives still hopeful, write Post reporters With Thailand’s economy in 2026 projected to grow modestly at around 1.5%,…
Angola boosts crude oil output by 25,000 bpd as Chevron-backed N’Dola Sul field comes on stream
The crude will be sent to the Malango Terminal in Cabinda, while about 50 million cubic feet of…
ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: January 5–9
With the holidays behind us, the first full trading week of the year is a busy one on…
Global value chains are not breaking — they are being rebuilt
The Global Value Chain Development Report 2025 shows that shocks have not dismantled trade, but reshaped it around…
OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members
A woman passes by a logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations…
Economic and event calendar in Asia Monday, January 5, 2026 – Japan and China PMI data
The economic and event calendar in Asia for today is a light one, with the December manufacturing PMI…
Argentina aims to boost its foreign currency reserves from US$251 billion in ‘mattress dollars’
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 5 — Argentine President Javier Milei on Friday signed into law a so-called “tax innocence”…