Kazakhstan Rises to 53rd in Updated Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index
ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranked 53rd out of 150 countries in the May 2026 Special Edition of the Global…
Russian Central Bank Warns of Higher Inflation as It Lowers Key Rate to 14%
Russia’s Central Bank lowered its key interest rate from 14.25% to 14% on Friday as it continues down a…
Kazakh National Bank Lowers Base Rate as Inflation Continues to Ease
ALMATY – The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) cut its base rate to 16.75% on July 24, citing…
What Is A K-Shaped Economy And How It Can Affect Your Financial Future
Man with laptop checks bills and calculates expenses while sitting at table. In a K-shaped economy, people in…
Jobless Claims Come in Decades Low
Hostilities heating up in the Strait of Hormuz are taking spot oil prices up 4-5% and pre-market futures…
China’s personal income tax revenue soars 13% as top earners face tighter compliance
With China’s personal income tax revenue jumping more than 13 per cent in the first half of the…
US Labor Market Snapshot — June 2026
The Indeed Hiring Lab monthly snapshot of the US labor market summarizes where key indicators — job postings,…
China’s Threat to the World Economic Recovery | American Enterprise Institute
Herb Stein famously said that if something cannot go on forever, it will stop. If ever there was…
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…
Indonesian Rupiah advances as US Dollar struggles despite increasing risk aversion
USD/IDR depreciates after registering over 0.5% gains in the previous day, trading around 18,020 during the Asian hours…
Not just cigarettes and alcohol: why the ‘Oasis index’ and others like it offer real economic insights
Many Melburnians were aghast to learn their city had won a trophy no one wants: the most expensive…
Over 80% of Mexican exports exempt from new US tariffs
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (R) met at the National Palace in…