Isle of Man breaks record with tourist economy soaring to £433m
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Despite Tokyo’s push for a 4-day week, Japan’s prime minister sleeps just ‘zero to three’ hours
As workers push for better work-life balance and four-day workweeks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving in…
UK economy boosted by Andy Burnham, heatwaves and the World Cup
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JPMorgan: Ageing population and deficits two drivers of higher interest rates
In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt.…
Saudi Arabia knows the day is coming when the world stops needing oil — and its Public Investment Fund is a bet placed by one generation on behalf of the next, spending the last decades of oil revenue on hotels, football leagues, and entire cities in the empty desert, so the grandchildren of today’s leaders inherit a country worth having
In June 2026, Saudi Arabia published the latest annual report on Vision 2030, the plan to rebuild its…
British Pound retreats from 1.3340 as bright UK data fails to offset risk aversion
The British Pound (GBP) remains depressed near three-week lows against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with upside…
Russia’s central bank chief Nabiullina acknowledges fuel crisis has driven up prices for ‘a wide range of goods and services’ — Meduza
The head of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, acknowledged that the country’s fuel crisis has driven up inflation. “Current data…
UK chancellor faces rocky path to economic renewal
UK chancellor faces rocky path to economic renewal British PM Andy Burnham holds a meeting alongside Britain’s chancellor…
South Korean Won: Strong GDP and inflows support Won – Commerzbank
Commerzbank reports that South Korea’s advance Q2 GDP rose 0.6% quarter-on-quarter and 3.7% year-on-year, beating expectations. Robust AI-related…
UK mortgage deals rise again as average two-year deal hits 5.5%
The ongoing Iran war is still affecting the housing market (Getty/iStock) Mortgage rates have risen to their highest…
SA banks hit as Mauritius ramps up taxes
The cityscape of Port Louis, Mauritius.
Lyvans Boolaky/Getty Images A raft of new corporate taxes that could…
“Still see probability of rate hike higher than hold”: ECB’s Simkus expresses hawkish bias on rates
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and head of Lithuania’s central bank, Gediminas Simkus, said during European…