U.S. manufacturing slump shows little sign of ending, ISM shows – MarketWatch
U.S. manufacturing slump shows little sign of ending, ISM shows MarketWatchManufacturing PMI® at 47.9%; December 2025 ISM® Manufacturing PMI®…
Eurasia Group | China’s deflation trap: Eurasia Group’s #7 Top Risk of 2026
China’s deflationary spiral will deepen in 2026, and Beijing won’t do anything to stop it. With the 21st Party Congress…
Australian exporters still grappling with ‘the wild west’ eight months after ‘liberation day’
It all really kicked off in April with a comically giant board at the White House. And eight…
Interest rate hikes, an AI bubble and other as-yet-unanswerable 2026 problems
After 2025 saw the US government put tariffs on islands inhabited exclusively by penguins, can the economy of…
67 weird phrases that defined British politics in 2025 – POLITICO
25. One in, one out: Britain and France struck a treaty for small boat crossings — until one…
Consumer Confidence Slides In December To Lowest Level Since Trump’s Tariffs Rollout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grow anxious about high…
China hits EU with 42.7% tariff on dairy imports
By Euronews with AP Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:59 GMT+1 China will impose up to 42.7% of provisional tariffs on dairy…
Canada eyes an ‘ambitious’ new partnership with Britain amid Trump turmoil – POLITICO
Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson spent three days in London in October “speed dating” in…
Varun Chandra out of the running to be next UK envoy to the US – POLITICO
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office official familiar with the final shortlist process, and granted anonymity to speak freely, described…
Can China Stop Electricity Prices From Going Up In The U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump visits China in November, 2017 Getty Images Superintelligence, when AI outperforms humans across all…
Britain’s Brexit point man says no to rejoining EU customs union – POLITICO
Britain’s most senior foreign minister, Yvette Cooper, on Wednesday backed a hard cap on the number of people…
25% Higher UK Cost/QALY Threshold Isn’t Same As 25% Drug Price Hike
A cost-effectiveness threshold plays a role in determining the price of services and technologies in the United Kingdom,…