Americans Are Getting Crushed by Utility Costs. These Governors Say They Have a Plan Stop the Squeeze.
As utility bills climb, a growing number of governors are treating gas and electric affordability as equal parts…
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Ghana’s Inflation through an Economist’s Lens
Inflation for January 2026 stands at 3.8%, yet many people feel this figure is far removed from everyday…
China’s clean power energising economy, adding a Brazil’s worth of GDP: report
Clean energy technologies – led by solar power and electric vehicles – drove more than one-third of China’s…
Trump trade war creating economic ‘mirage,’ freight market data shows
Forecasts for global growth in 2026 are relatively optimistic, but the picture within the global freight market presents…
Pound Slips Toward 1.35 as Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis
GBP/USD – leadership risk forces a 1.35–1.37 repricing GBP/USD spot move from 1.3870 peak to a 1.3530–1.3700 volatility…
BoE keeps rates unchanged but vote shows growing support for a rate cut – KITCO
BoE keeps rates unchanged but vote shows growing support for a rate cut KITCOUK interest rates kept on hold…
German construction activity posts renewed contraction in January
The German construction PMI records 44.7 in January, significantly lower from the 50.3 print in December last year.…
Why China prioritized investments outside the U.S.
China’s growing distrust of the West is showing in its investment playbook. Only 2.6% of China’s total foreign…
3.8% inflation reflects stable economy, figures not cooked
National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has challenged critics of Ghana’s declining inflation…
Ghana says its refineries are ‘insignificant’ compared to Nigeria’s Dangote facility, but the country is ready to import
The 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery, Africa’s largest, has sufficient capacity to meet Nigeria’s domestic demand while supplying neighbouring…
Alphabet stock sinks after Google parent announces $180 billion spending plan for 2026 in massive AI bet
Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) stock fell as much as 5% early Thursday as the tech giant’s spending plans blew…
Africa’s richest country has the highest wealth inequality in the world, according to latest ranking
South Africa, Africa’s richest country by GDP and home to the continent’s largest number of high-net-worth individuals, faces…