Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the…
BOJ expected to hold rates steady as Iran conflict complicates tightening path
The BOJ is expected to hold rates at 0.75% as the Iran war clouds its tightening path, with…
UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study | Work & careers
Britain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education among Europe’s richest countries because…
3 emerging forces that will shape the next phase of oil prices – NBC News
3 emerging forces that will shape the next phase of oil prices NBC NewsHuatai Securities: Geopolitical uncertainty, coupled with…
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…
More than a quarter of mortgaged households have more than one mortgage
Approximately 300,000 New Zealand households have more than one mortgage, according to the latest retail banking data from…
New inflation data drops tomorrow. Be ready with Sensible Emily’s hip pocket guide to the CPI
Hi, I’m Emily Stewart and I’m here to help you over the next couple of weeks as we…
Carney to Launch Sovereign Wealth Fund to Distance Canada’s Economy From U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said Monday that his country would establish a pool of money similar…
Live: Wall Street at record close as Australia awaits inflation data
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Economists Rethink Chinese Forecasts as AI Fires Up Import Surge
(Bloomberg) — Economists have sharply upgraded their forecasts for China’s import growth and now expect it to overtake…
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Won’s real effective exchange rate weakens to 17-year low as external pressures mount
Published: 27 Apr. 2026, 09:48 Updated: 27 Apr. 2026, 10:11 An employee sorts 50,000-won banknotes at a Hana…
AI boom drowns out war fears to fuel Asia’s great market divide
Asia’s markets are behaving as though two different worlds exist at once. In South and Southeast Asia, higher…