Big Japan banks’ domestic loan share marks 1st sustained post-bubble rise
Finance Increase in lending margins, financing demand have MUFG, others looking inward The share of Japan’s national banks…
‘Winter is coming’: IMF head issues ‘warning’ over inflation and central bank tightening
The global economy has so far shrugged off $100 oil. It won’t forever. “Winter is coming,” Kristalina Georgieva,…
Global banks expect Africa’s biggest economy to hike rates tomorrow
….as inflation risks rise South Africa is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday as renewed oil price…
ADB raises Korea’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%
Visitors view semiconductor products at an exhibition in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Aug. 26. Yonhap The Asian Development Bank…
Rising mortgage rates hitting first home buyers in spite of lower prices
Rising mortgage interest rates appear to be having a bigger impact on housing affordability for first home…
Africa’s infrastructure boom is waiting for a new capital model
The financing problem extends beyond the amount of money available. The World Bank has identified foreign exchange…
Inflation Is Peaking and Will Fall, BlackRock’s Rieder Says. Here’s Why
Key TakeawaysEven though inflation is improving, sticky inflation in shelter, healthcare, and other sectors complicates the Federal Reserve’s…
NZD recovers, NZ rate curves flatter
In the absence of major newsflow, market movements have been modest overnight. Oil prices are slightly lower amid…
Nigeria moves to Africa’s third-highest interest rate despite bumper cut
…records 350bps cut, second-largest single rate reduction in continent this year Nigeria has improved slightly in Africa’s interest-rate…
German aluminium foil exports fall 2.8% in H1 2026 despite higher volume supplied to France: How will H2 unfold?
The image used in this article is generated with an AI tool and does not depict any real-time…
Households, housing market may be casualties of Reserve Bank tackling inflation
New Zealand’s housing market, jobhunters and consumers more generally may be the casualties of the Reserve Bank’s efforts…
AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says | Australia news
The Reserve Bank governor said AI could be a bubble and there was no evidence it is making…