EEconomy Read More Australian Dollar: RBA seen sidelined on softer wages – BBHAugust 19, 2026 Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports the Australian Dollar is underperforming as bond yields fall after Q2…
PPersonal finance Read More Dale Jackson: Quebec firm targets billions of unclaimed dollars in Federal disability retirement planAugust 19, 2026 Of the 311,000 active registered disability savings plans (RDSP) started since the program’s inception in 2008, $3.3 billion…
EEconomy Read More Japan middle class loses spending power despite years of pay raisesAugust 19, 2026 Economy Real take-home pay slides 10% post-COVID as tax code fails to factor in inflation Households have cut…
EEconomy Read More British Pound declines below 1.3550 on soft UK labour figures, traders brace for CPI dataAugust 19, 2026 The GBP/USD pair loses ground to around 1.3535 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The British…
EEconomy Read More UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills | InflationAugust 19, 2026 UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered…
EEconomy Read More What Chinese liquor maker Moutai’s slump says about the country’s economyAugust 19, 2026 A staff member sorts Kweichow Moutai liquor at a supermarket in Yongnian district of Handan, North China’s Hebei…
MMental health Read More Landmark trial on Meta’s impact on children’s mental health begins in US | Social Media NewsAugust 19, 2026 Opening statements in a landmark case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have begun in…
BBusiness Read More Diesel prices ‘really high’ as Middle East tensions festerAugust 19, 2026 The chief of a US energy investment firm says diesel prices have been “really high” and need to…
EEconomy Read More Payments networks ‘core economic infrastructure like roading, water & electricity,’ RBNZ saysAugust 19, 2026 Payments in New Zealand should be considered core economic infrastructure alongside roading, water and electricity, Reserve Bank (RBNZ) Assistant…
EEconomy Read More Tech outperforms traditional sectors as China’s uneven recovery set to fuel AI stock revivalAugust 19, 2026 China’s K-shaped economic recovery is likely to keep investors betting on artificial-intelligence stocks, as the latest data indicates…
EEconomy Read More Property giant says home prices must fall 27pc to offset new tax rulesAugust 19, 2026 Home prices may need to fall as much as 27 per cent even if rents surge another 20…
EEconomy Read More US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic assetAugust 19, 2026 As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its…