British Pound retreats from 1.3340 as bright UK data fails to offset risk aversion
The British Pound (GBP) remains depressed near three-week lows against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with upside…
Economy projected to follow a ‘V-shaped’ rebounding trajectory in H2, 2026
A view of Lujiazui, Shanghai Photo: VCG China’s GDP growth jumped 4.7 percent year-on-year in the first half…
Russia’s central bank chief Nabiullina acknowledges fuel crisis has driven up prices for ‘a wide range of goods and services’ — Meduza
The head of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, acknowledged that the country’s fuel crisis has driven up inflation. “Current data…
Russian Central Bank Warns of Higher Inflation as It Lowers Key Rate to 14%
Russia’s Central Bank lowered its key interest rate from 14.25% to 14% on Friday as it continues down a…
South Korea confronts ‘growth without jobs’ as chip profits surge
Economy Lee Jae Myung’s administration planning permanent fund to share gains from AI boom South Korean President Lee…
Trade deficit widens 24% as exports fall and capital imports slump
A double-digit drop in capital machinery imports and falling export revenues have driven Bangladesh’s trade deficit up by…
United Kingdom Retail Sales climb 1.0% MoM in June vs. -0.3% expected
Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, in the United Kingdom (UK) climbed 1.0% month-over-month (MoM) in June…
43% of EU farms with internet access – News articles
In 2023, about 43% of EU farms reported having internet access. Some northern and central European countries such…
Economics week ahead
U.S. week aheadFOMC • Wednesday We expect Kevin Warsh’s second meeting as FOMC Chair to be a punt…
Architecture in a K-shaped economy with ‘widening differences’ between sectors, AIA says | News
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The Broad Expansion topping-out ceremony on May 13, 2026. Photo: Owen…
JPMorgan: Ageing population and deficits two drivers of higher interest rates
In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt.…
Saudi Arabia knows the day is coming when the world stops needing oil — and its Public Investment Fund is a bet placed by one generation on behalf of the next, spending the last decades of oil revenue on hotels, football leagues, and entire cities in the empty desert, so the grandchildren of today’s leaders inherit a country worth having
In June 2026, Saudi Arabia published the latest annual report on Vision 2030, the plan to rebuild its…