US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed holds interest rates | US interest rates
US government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold…
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China’s auto industry is faster, cheaper and better. Here’s how the West can close the gap
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10 Thursday AM Reads – The Big Picture
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Labour most trusted on all top 5 issues, overtakes National on economy – Stuff
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One country holds an estimated twenty-four trillion dollars in mineral wealth beneath its soil — cobalt and copper, the very metals that power the phones and electric cars of the modern world — and it remains among the five poorest nations on Earth
The cobalt in a phone bought in Sydney or Seoul almost certainly came out of the ground in…
US GDP growth dips as inflation and trade deficits pressure economy | Business and Economy News
GDP grew by 1.5 percent in the second quarter following a 2.1 percent increase in first quarter. Published…
Bank holds interest rates as energy and memory chips set to lift inflation
The Bank of England has held interest rates for the fifth successive time despite cautioning that energy prices…
More than half of South African workers now gamble to pay debt, study finds
Financial pressure is pushing millions of South African workers toward sports betting and online gambling, with many…
Bank of England holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates
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China: Domestic weakness calls for measured fiscal support
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Israel’s $19.8 billion high-tech import boom reveals a hidden economic vulnerability
In 2025, Israel’s high-tech goods imports reached a record $19.8 billion, a jump of 10.5% in just one…