Foreign holdings of US Treasuries cool slightly after peaking in November
In wrapping up the 2025 year, foreign holdings of US Treasuries dropped slightly in December to $9.27 trillion.…
Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves | Australian economy
There was good news on Thursday. Another solid month of jobs growth left the unemployment rate steady at…
Slight ease in inflation growth rate, says CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the inflation growth rate eased slightly last month. The…
Production in construction up by 0.9% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU – Euro indicators
Overview In December 2025, compared with November 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 0.9% in the…
Tariffs paid by midsized US firms tripled last year, new study shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs paid by midsized U.S. businesses tripled over the course of last year, new research…
Young professionals squeezed as AI reshapes white-collar job market
People file unemployment benefit applications at the Seoul Western Employment Welfare Plus Center in Mapo District, Seoul, Feb.…
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Tight Australian job market lifts AUD
At a glance: AUD strengthened after solid Australian employment data Unemployment fell for a fourth straight month; hours…
Hope won’t get us jobs
 World Bank President Ajay Banga cuts a ribbon during the inauguration of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)…
Nigel Farage’s empty economic strategy
Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images The financial crisis did not only mark a change in Britain’s economic fortunes…
Niger secures $91 million IMF boost as AES states regain global financial recognition
The approval reflects sustained confidence in Niger’s economic outlook even as the country distances itself from traditional Western…
Government spending is creeping up and threatening Australia’s ‘low-debt’ status
Australia will cease to be a low-debt country and be more vulnerable in a future crisis without a…
Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced…