How AI Debt Is Reshaping Credit Markets
Amanda Lynam: It’s hard to overstate the importance of this theme in the credit markets, both in terms…
Take Two: ECB holds rates
The world of finance in two minutes The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate on hold…
Take Two: IMF lowers global growth forecast
What do you need to know? The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2026 global economic growth forecast to…
Take Two: US GDP revised up; Japan unveils record spending plan
The world of finance in two minutes. This week: The US economy expanded faster than expected in the…
Why Spain’s Economy Is Growing Three Times Faster Than the Euro Area
At the same time, employment gains are increasingly concentrated in higher-value-added sectors such as professional services, finance, and…
How China’s Global Ambitions Short-Changed Its Consumers and Domestic Economy
China’s rise has been nothing short of breathtaking, but ordinary households saw only a limited share of the…
The Outlook for the US Consumer amid Rising Inflation
Data from HundredX, a company which gives a sense of consumer trends and feedback, also suggests weakening future purchase intent from that cohort…
Forecasts for the World’s Biggest Economies in 2026
Source: Haver Analytics, Goldman Sachs Research
Goldman Sachs Research forecasts the euro area economy to grow 1.3%…
EYE ON THE ECONOMY: Growth without momentum in the labor market | Opinion
The current macroeconomy has been described by some as a “no hire–no fire” economy. Gross domestic product (GDP),…
German Economic Outlook: 1.1% Growth in 2026
Germany’s fiscal policy is boosting the economy Policy steps taken last year set up the more expansionary government…
What Can History Tell Us About Tariff Shocks?
The 15% increase in the average U.S. tariff rate in 2025 was the largest in the modern era.…
Profound budget policy changes failed to lift growth in 2025 – Economy
ndonesia looks back at a year marked by intertwined internal and external developments that together created a turbulent…