Housing market ‘upturns start somewhere’
Hamilton and Dunedin experienced a lift of 0.9 percent in the month while Auckland was up only 0.1…
‘A modest lift in national property values in a single month in February is nothing to get carried away about’
Cotality Home Value Index shows housing values have been largely flat overall for more than a year Housing…
Finance Ministry Suspends March FX and Gold Operations to Adjust ‘Budget Rule’
Russia’s Finance Ministry said Wednesday that it will halt foreign currency and gold purchases and sales in March…
Eurozone unemployment unexpectedly falls to record low
Published on 04/03/2026 – 18:06 GMT+1 Unemployment in the 21-member eurozone fell to 6.1% in January, Eurostat reported,…
Biz execs bullish on PH econ recovery due to hike in infra spending
PROPERTY SECTOR. The speakers at the launch of the 14th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards in Makati City on…
Eurozone January PPI +0.7% vs +0.2% m/m expected
That’s a notable bump to start the year and even if you exclude energy prices (+1.3%) from the…
New Zealand economic policy since 2023 in 10 charts
By Steven Hail* I imagine that the economic situation in New Zealand will improve somewhat across 2026, although of…
China in the crosshairs as EU launches sweeping plans to save its industrial future
A common thread through each is that the screws will be turned ever tighter on Chinese firms in…
Mideast oil crisis revives stagflation spectre, haunting China’s deflation battle
Rising energy costs driven by Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions may provide some relief to China’s years-long struggle with…
China’s Long-Term Economic Outlook Remains Positive, CPPCC Official Says
(Yicai) March 4 — Despite lingering old problems and new challenges, the fundamentals supporting China’s long-term economic growth…
political analyst weighs up the risks
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in March 2026 marks the end of a political…
Evidence that oil prices feed into core inflation is quite limited
Stephen Miran, Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor, said that it’s too early to have firm views about the impact…