Money and ‘a lot of noise’: how the US’ critical-minerals industry is vying with China’s
Patriot Critical Minerals of the US plans to dig into a long-abandoned mining site in the sparsely populated…
Brighter economic outlook despite rising unemployment and election uncertainty
New Zealand’s economic outlook is looking brighter, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, rising unemployment and…
Gold jumps 3% as US Treasury expands bond buybacks
Mucahithan Avcioglu 19 August 2026•Update: 19 August 2026 By Mucahithan Avcioglu ISTANBUL (AA) – Gold prices extended their…
US Economy Is Close to a Recession, 2 Warning Signs: Economist
A professor who has spent years studying financial crises thinks the US economy is on the verge of…
Inflation in Spain 1% above July’s eurozone average
Inflation in Spain is rising at a much faster rate than the European average. In July, the Harmonised…
Red lights are flashing in energy markets
Oil prices are once again uncomfortably high, but the bigger problem is lurking just beneath the surface. What…
Egypt holds nearly half of Africa’s $7bn sukuk market, Fitch says
RIYADH: Egypt accounts for 48 percent of Africa’s outstanding sukuk, making it the continent’s largest market, as regulatory reforms…
Australian Dollar: RBA seen sidelined on softer wages – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports the Australian Dollar is underperforming as bond yields fall after Q2…
Japan middle class loses spending power despite years of pay raises
Economy Real take-home pay slides 10% post-COVID as tax code fails to factor in inflation Households have cut…
British Pound declines below 1.3550 on soft UK labour figures, traders brace for CPI data
The GBP/USD pair loses ground to around 1.3535 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The British…
UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills | Inflation
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered…
What Chinese liquor maker Moutai’s slump says about the country’s economy
A staff member sorts Kweichow Moutai liquor at a supermarket in Yongnian district of Handan, North China’s Hebei…