EEconomy Read More Local business owners hit hard by tariffs forcing change in their operationsFebruary 23, 2026 Tariffs have been hitting local businesses hard, and in some cases, they’re changing how they operate.Local business owners…
EEconomy Read More Small businesses feel the pain from new taxes meant to boost Russia’s wartime economyFebruary 23, 2026 Denis Maksimov’s bakery in suburban Moscow became famous overnight after he appeared on President Vladimir Putin’s annual call-in…
EEconomy Read More Structural drags versus patient Fed – BBHFebruary 23, 2026 Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the Dollar started the week softer after the US Supreme Court…
EEconomy Read More Germany February Ifo business climate index 88.6 vs 88.4 expectedFebruary 23, 2026 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…
EEconomy Read More Elon Musk Brings 4th Quarter GDP Growth to a CrawlFebruary 23, 2026 Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The GDP story for the 4th quarter looked much worse than was generally…
EEconomy Read More Job vacancies fall as Rachel Reeves’s tax raids blamed for ‘collapse in business confidence’February 23, 2026 New data suggests that Britain’s labour market has deteriorated sharply, with job vacancies plunging to 694,000, a five-year…
EEconomy Read More Energy crisis cost Scottish economy £11bn, study findsFebruary 23, 2026 New figures show the recent spike in energy prices cost Scotland’s economy £11bn, leading to renewed calls for…
EEconomy Read More Bill Kelty’s tax reform comments cast a harsh light on Labor’s lack of ambition | Australian GreensFebruary 23, 2026 The first day of the Greens’ parliamentary inquiry into the capital gains tax was dominated by a bloke…
EEconomy Read More Mounting costs ‘a major challenge’ for hotel industryFebruary 23, 2026 Hoteliers say mounting business costs will represent a “major challenge” for the industry this year. Global uncertainty has…
EEconomy Read More Confusion in UK and EU as Trump’s 15% global tariff creates ‘an unholy mess’ – business live | BusinessFebruary 23, 2026 Confusion reigns in UK and EU over 15% tariffLisa O’Carroll Confusion continues as to whether Donald Trump’s new…
EEconomy Read More 8 African economies facing heightened global scrutiny over money laundering controls in February 2026February 23, 2026 The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force is the global standard-setter for policies that combat money laundering, terrorist financing,…
EEconomy Read More Youth jobless crisis as AI and rise in national insurance biteFebruary 23, 2026 Job vacancies in Britain have fallen to their lowest level in five years as businesses freeze graduate recruitment…