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Takaichi to focus on economic growth and better future in policy speech
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to highlight in her upcoming policy speech before parliament her resolve to make all-out efforts to promote economic growth and create a society where people can have hope for the future, according a draft…
Brit Awards boosted Manchester economy by £5m, study finds
The Brit Awards' move to Manchester for the 2026 ceremony generated £5 million for the city and its surrounding area, research has found. The annual awards ceremony, widely regarded as the UK's biggest night in music, was hosted in city for…
Iran's economy is in crisis, but it doesn't face imminent collapse
The economy of Iran is severely strained. At least in the near term, however, it is unlikely to experience a total collapse that would force the ruling regime into good faith negotiations with the United States. Iran's economy is certainly in dire…
Japan PM vows to underpin yen by boosting economic competitiveness
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the administration's efforts to boost the country's economic competitiveness will help ensure market confidence in the yen, according to a recorded interview aired by Nippon Television on Thursday. SCROLL…
The ugly economics of consumer AI
After this week, you could argue that consumer AI is making a comeback. Meta's personal AI assistant, Muse, and its plush-like mascot Jolly, has been a surprise hit. OpenAI's Dots, released just yesterday, appears to be chasing the same cartoony…
It's now or never for the Libs on the economy
It's been a torrid week for the economy – and an even worse one for Labor's economic credibility, which took another hit on Thursday. The Reserve Bank of Australia's Financial Stability Review, a six-monthly report card on the health of the…
UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail 'resilient' economy
UK household income grew at a stronger pace than previously estimated during the first six months of the year, according to revisions of official data. The rise in income per head to 1.1% between January and June followed an increase in the level…
Opinion | The U.S. Economy Is Accelerating
You'd be forgiven for thinking the U.S. is slouching toward recession based on the gloomy headlines. But cheer up—the Commerce Department on Wednesday made an unusually large upward revision in its economic growth estimate for the first half…
Resilient Economy Keeps Pushing Bond Yields Higher
This article is for subscribers only. You might think fixed-income markets are due a bounce, given how much negative news is priced in — government bonds globally just turned in their worst quarter since 2024. But no, yields are marching…
Expanding new space for China-US economic and trade co-op to inject more certainty, stability into world economy
China and the US are the world's two largest economies. Their economies are extensive, closely linked, and far-reaching in impact, with deeply intertwined industrial and supply chains. That each is embedded in the other is an objective fact. For…
Real Economy' Growth Highlights Data Centers And Manufacturing
AI infrastructure buildout has created robust growth across data centers, manufacturing, and industrial real estate nationwide. Federal Reserve district data highlights data centers as a primary engine of regional economic activity, with…
A look at France's public debt as economy takes center stage in French election
France's public debt has climbed to a record during the two terms of President Emmanuel Macron, unsettling investors and emerging as a defining issue ahead of next year's presidential election. With France already gripped by deep social tensions…
Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham's project - to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Andy Burnham does a nice line in nostalgia. His first party conference speech as prime minister was full of fond memories for the Britain of the 1950s and 1960s, when working-class families could sense their lives steadily getting better. The…
Good Economic News May Not Be Enough to Save the GOP in Midterms
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation's capital. Today, real economy reporter Mark Niquette looks at what the latest economic reports mean for the midterms. Sign up here. Email our editors.
US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the 2nd quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
A Coherent manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, on Tuesday, June 16. WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong. Growth in gross domestic…
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