International cocoa buyers set to pump $4 billion into Ghana’s COCOBOD
Ghana’s cocoa regulator, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), is set to receive more than $4 billion in fresh…
US watchdog launches review into BLS data collection
In a letter, external to acting commissioner William Wiatrowski, the Labor Department’s office of inspector general said the…
Trump tariff shock: Fitch warns US economy is slowing down; says evidence visible in ‘hard’ economic data
GDP fluctuations caused by Donald Trump administration’s tariff-related factors mask the actual economic deceleration. (AI image) The US…
France hit by protests as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu takes office
Several thousand people gathered in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and Montpellier. However, the disruption has remained fairly small-scale. Most…
Ghana’s economy rebounds significantly, reaching 6.3% in Q2 2025
The recovery was mostly led by the services sector, which increased by 9.9% in the quarter, compared to…
The Yuan’s Ascendant Arc: Beijing Fuels Global Dedollarization
The global financial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as the Chinese Yuan (RMB) increasingly asserts its presence…
‘No inflation!’: Donald Trump calls Jerome Powell a ‘total disaster’; pushes for urgent Fed rate cut
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday after fresh data showed US producer…
Jamie Dimon gives pessimistic outlook on US economy and says full impact of Trump tariffs hasn’t happened yet
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France’s finances are in turmoil. Here’s how it came to this
France’s finances and politics are in turmoil. President Emmanuel Macron has just appointed his fourth prime minister in…
Students share how cost-of-living impacts them
A new report has revealed the “severe impact” the cost-of-living crisis is having on people aged under 25.…
Labor Department watchdog probes jobs, inflation data
Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Labor Department’s internal watchdog said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into…
Not just China. Peak season trade bound for US slows to a crawl
A top loader moves a container at the Fenix Marine Services terminal at the Port of Los Angeles…