China delivers record 180 billion parcels in 11 months as shoppers chase deals
China logged a record 180 billion express deliveries in the first 11 months of the year, according to…
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty
The charge is a grave one: that Rachel Reeves has just lied to Britons, spooking them into paying…
OECD warns Reeves higher taxes and spending restraint will limit consumer expenditure | Economics
A leading thinktank has warned Rachel Reeves that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict consumer expenditure,…
Saudi wealth fund plans to more than double investments in Japan
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is looking to increase its investments in Japan to about $27 billion by…
Tax rises and tighter spending to hold back UK growth, OECD says
Nick EdserBusiness reporter Getty Images Tax rises and constraints on government spending will weigh on growth in the…
Private Credit Boom Threatens Stability, Says Global Watchdog
Private credit, representing lending by nonbank entities to companies, has in recent years come to rival traditional bank…
Britain heading for economic slowdown after Rachel Reeves’s tax hikes, OECD warns
The UK economy is expected to slow next year as tax rises and global uncertainty start to bite,…
Harbour Energy to axe 100 offshore jobs amid windfall tax pressure
Oil and gas firm Harbour Energy (HBR.L) is to cut around 100 offshore North Sea jobs, amid pressure…
Rachel Reeves’s tax raid to ‘damage growth’ and push more people out of work, KPMG warns
The UK economy is heading for a sharper slowdown next year, with fresh forecasts suggesting that growth will…
India vs Pakistan: ‘North and South Korea at night’
Recent estimates put India’s economy at more than ten times Pakistan’s size. (AI image) “In another decade, we’re…
Cyclone-ravaged Indonesia to suffer $4bn hit from floods, think tank says
An aerial view of a village in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, on Dec. 2 after flash flooding receded. Three Indonesian provinces…
Nominal GDP slowdown rings alarm despite strong 8.2% real growth: CareEdge’s Rajani Sinha
India’s headline GDP growth surged to 8.2%, far above expectations, but the celebration is tempered by the sharp…