China’s property crisis explained: Two decades of real estate gains wiped out; What Indian homebuyers should know
For nearly two decades, China’s property market was the engine of its economic growth and the cornerstone of…
Australia’s growth problem will need more than tax tinkering to fix — Capital Brief
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Inside New Zealand’s shrinking building and construction industry
The New Zealand building and construction industry has shrunk over the past couple of years, with a full…
📈 U.S. Semiconductor Imports Reach Record High, Surpassing Dot-Com Peak
U.S. imports of semiconductors and data processing units reached $253 billion in 2025, equivalent to 0.9% of GDP,…
Best states to live in 2026: No. 1 wins again
One of the many signs that the Covid pandemic is slipping further into the past is that companies…
Oil demand is falling, and crude prices are down. But here’s why gasoline, diesel are still costly
Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since the height of the…
No escape from inflation: ‘Godzilla’ El Niño, AI boom, tariffs, and fuel crunch to keep prices high
Oil prices have retreated as the U.S.-Iran war recedes, despite occasional skirmishes, but inflationary trends will continue to…
Have floating rate borrowers been short-changed?
The OCR review on July 8, 2026 brought a +25 bps rise. Some analysts were surprised it came…
Nats’ newfound economic optimism a risky strategy
Comment: From the time National took office nearly three years ago, its long-term election strategy for re-election in…
South Africa’s biggest truck maker warns 700% electricity price surge could undermine manufacturing
The warning comes as South Africa continues to grapple with rising production costs despite significant improvements in…
Bankruptcy boom: Businesses going broke in Europe’s biggest economy
Germany’s corporate insolvency crisis is no longer a story about a few struggling sectors or poorly managed firms.…
High rents are forcing non-college-educated men to live at home and fall out of the labor market
There’s a version of American manhood that used to run on a simple script: leave home, get a…