Fed officials who voted to hike rates say action is needed now against inflation
Beth Hammack, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, during a research conference…
‘Nigeria’s economy growing faster than population’ – Emir Sanusi on CBN reforms
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said the Nigerian economy is growing faster than its population…
Multiple wars drive up the price of diesel
Diesel fuel is in especially short supply right now — for factors geopolitical and otherwise — driving prices…
Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a…
Standing Still as Inflation Runs Hot
The Federal Reserve held its target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent on…
‘St Vincent in fiscal, economic crisis with no clear path forward’
Ralph Gonsalves characterizes the current state of the country as being enveloped in a “fiscal and economic crisis”…
Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze
Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she…
Who will pay the price to keep NZ Super affordable?
Economists say two new Treasury papers make it clear there’s no easy fix to keep New Zealand’s pension…
Chinese manufacturing slows in July in first contraction in 5 months
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months,…
One country holds an estimated twenty-four trillion dollars in mineral wealth beneath its soil — cobalt and copper, the very metals that power the phones and electric cars of the modern world — and it remains among the five poorest nations on Earth
The cobalt in a phone bought in Sydney or Seoul almost certainly came out of the ground in…
10 Thursday AM Reads – The Big Picture
My morning train WFH reads: • The economy is just a VIP list now: The economy increasingly rewards…
Colorado sees record year for tourism, despite slowing growth
A record 96.8 million travelers in Colorado spent $29.2 billion in 2025, a slight increase from 2024 and…