Why Korean won swings more than peers
BOK cites shallow forex market, high exposure to capital outflows A 2023 file photo shows an employee sorting…
Toronto and Vancouver slump masks stronger housing markets across Canada
Single-family detached home prices hit $508,500, rising by 11.1%, a trend that Soper said reflected the lack of…
Russian Part-Time, Idle Workforce Hits Highest Since 2020 Pandemic Peak
The number of Russian workers on reduced hours or in temporary downtime rose to its highest level since…
Surge in fuel prices largest increase since Stats NZ data began in 2011
Photo: RNZ / Unsplash Fuel prices surge in March on Middle East conflict Food prices ease 0.6 in…
Prolonged Middle East conflict ‘could trigger stagflation’ in NZ
Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has floated the dreaded “stagflation” word in the context of the New…
GT Voice: Why latest Western hype about ‘China shock’ doesn’t hold water
Illustration: Chen Xia/GT It has been a while since some in the West began peddling the “China Shock…
Investors are underestimating global economic impacts of Iran war, top executives warn
Investors may be seriously underestimating the global economic impacts of the war in Iran, executives warned Thursday. US…
Cameroon introduces stricter gold mining conditions, targets foreign firms in crackdown
Cameroon is tightening oversight of its gold sector, introducing strict financial and operational requirements for Chinese mining companies…
Wall Street seems to have decided the recession risk is over. Can the Australian market do the same? | US-Israel war on Iran
One day the IMF warns of a global recession, the next day stocks on Wall Street hit a…
ECRI: Markets underestimating global inflation upswing beyond oil
ECRI argues a synchronised global inflation upturn is underway beyond oil effects, with pressures broadening across major economies…
IMF says America’s $39T national debt is actually a global problem — and AI may be the only rescue
America’s $39 trillion national debt has become a familiar political football—batted around in budget negotiations, invoked at congressional…
How Are Consumers Still Spending So Much?
A reader asks: What is consumer debt doing? All this bad news and people are still spending like…