China’s Lunar New Year sees modest rise in consumer spending, early data shows
Consumer spending during China’s Lunar New Year rose modestly this year, according to early official data, as authorities…
Britain loses nearly 6,000 business owners amid Rachel Reeves tax changes and millionaire exodus
Britain has seen nearly 6,000 business owners leave the country over the past two years amid sweeeping tax…
Burkina Faso’s 25% equity push at projected mega-goldmine unfolds peacefully
According to the minutes from the Council of Ministers’ February 19, 2026, meeting, the government is examining a…
Local business owners hit hard by tariffs forcing change in their operations
Tariffs have been hitting local businesses hard, and in some cases, they’re changing how they operate.Local business owners…
Small businesses feel the pain from new taxes meant to boost Russia’s wartime economy
Denis Maksimov’s bakery in suburban Moscow became famous overnight after he appeared on President Vladimir Putin’s annual call-in…
Structural drags versus patient Fed – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the Dollar started the week softer after the US Supreme Court…
Germany February Ifo business climate index 88.6 vs 88.4 expected
Prior 87.6Current conditions 86.7 vs 86.3 expectedPrior 85.7Expectations 90.5 vs 90.3 expectedPrior 89.5; revised to 89.6 The headline…
Elon Musk Brings 4th Quarter GDP Growth to a Crawl
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The GDP story for the 4th quarter looked much worse than was generally…
Job vacancies fall as Rachel Reeves’s tax raids blamed for ‘collapse in business confidence’
New data suggests that Britain’s labour market has deteriorated sharply, with job vacancies plunging to 694,000, a five-year…
Energy crisis cost Scottish economy £11bn, study finds
New figures show the recent spike in energy prices cost Scotland’s economy £11bn, leading to renewed calls for…
Bill Kelty’s tax reform comments cast a harsh light on Labor’s lack of ambition | Australian Greens
The first day of the Greens’ parliamentary inquiry into the capital gains tax was dominated by a bloke…
Mounting costs ‘a major challenge’ for hotel industry
Hoteliers say mounting business costs will represent a “major challenge” for the industry this year. Global uncertainty has…