Japanese Consumers Hesitate to Buy New Rice Amid Soaring Prices
Japanese consumers want to eat shinmai (newly harvested rice), but have limits on how much they are prepared…
IMF chief warns ‘uncertainty is the new normal’ in global economy | International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The head of the International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning about the mounting risks facing the…
Germany raises economic growth projections – DW – 10/08/2025
The German government on Wednesday increased its growth forecasts, saying it expected economic growth to narrowly avoid stagnation…
Margin Pressure Shapes Supply Chain Strategy in Q3, West Monroe Poll Finds
Leaders are using pricing, supplier strategies, and AI to safeguard profitability and stay agile amid shifting tariff policies.…
Saudi Arabia Government Seeks $10 Billion in Rare Loan Deal
Saudi Arabia is in talks to raise as much as $10 billion in a rare loan deal, marking…
IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty and offers…
IMF Economy – (ASSOCIATED PRESS) The global economy is holding up better than expected despite major shocks such…
World Bank Revises China Growth Forecast Upward to 4.8% as Regional Economic Outlook Strengthens
BEIJING, October 8, 2025 — China’s economic trajectory has prompted the World Bank to significantly revise its growth…
Australia’s Bumper Wheat Crop Trimmed by Southeast Dry Spell
A dry spell in Australia is taking the edge off of a bumper wheat harvest, trimming supplies from…
Valuations revert to the mean, but the mean is a moving target
Mean-reverting valuation ratios such as the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-book (P/B) ratio, or bond-equity earnings yield ratio (BEER)—which…
ECB’s Rehn Warns of Downside Risks to Inflation Outlook
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn warned that there’s the danger that consumer-price growth slows below…
CNBC’s China Connection newsletter: Rethinking China’s spending slump
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on…
South Africans now living on credit as banks clamp down on lending
Yet, just as more people are reaching for their cards or applying for loans, the banks are quietly…