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forbes.com - Erik Sherman - More Confusing News On The Future Economy
More Confusing News On The Future Economy
Forbes

PPI. The producer price index. Concept. a group of indices that calculates and represents the average change in selling prices of domestic production over time. 3d rendering Between Wednesday and Thursday, two important pieces of economic news came…

scmp.com - Emma Ma - China has the most smokers in the world. Is it harming the economy?
China has the most smokers in the world. Is it harming the economy?
South China Morning Post

A recent incident in Shenzhen that went viral has put China's widespread smoking habit under renewed scrutiny, reviving a long-running debate over whether Beijing should raise tobacco taxes for the first time in more than a decade. On a rainy…

theglobeandmail.com - Paul Kershaw - Mark Carney's economic plan has medium-term goals, but we need affordability now
Mark Carney's economic plan has medium-term goals, but we need affordability now
The Globe and Mail

Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic agenda is centred on making Canada more productive, resilient and prosperous through major investments in housing, infrastructure, defence and…

townhall.com - Les Rubin - What Is Good Economic Policy?
What Is Good Economic Policy?
Townhall

For the average person not schooled in economics, there is little understanding of the importance of the basics. Many of the proposals we hear today amount to killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. Too many people and leaders simply fail to…

cbsnews.com - Ivan  Taylor - South Florida reactions remain mixed as Cuba announces new economic reforms
South Florida reactions remain mixed as Cuba announces new economic reforms
CBS News

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced a package of economic reforms aimed at liberalizing parts of the island's state-controlled economy. The measures include allowing Cubans living abroad to invest in the country and giving…

mirror.co.uk - Graham Hiscott - Rachel Reeves blames Iran war as UK economy shrinks in April
Rachel Reeves blames Iran war as UK economy shrinks in April
Daily Mirror

Chancellor Rachel Reeves blamed the fall-out from the Middle East war as figures revealed the UK economy went into reverse in April. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product - the value of everything the country churns out -…

cbsnews.com - Conor  McGill - Capital City Tattoo Convention brings thousands to Sacramento, boosting local economy
Capital City Tattoo Convention brings thousands to Sacramento, boosting local economy
CBS News

Thousands of tattoo enthusiasts, artists and vendors are in Sacramento this weekend for the Capital City Tattoo Convention, an event expected to generate more than half a million dollars in economic impact for the region. The convention is…

theguardian.com - Blake Montgomery - Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Is that bad for the economy? - Stateside with Kai and Carter
Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Is that bad for the economy? - Stateside with Kai and Carter
The Guardian

Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire thanks to his company SpaceX, which now has the biggest IPO of all time. Public trading in the company has put it's valuation at over $2tn. The eye-watering sums of money pouring into AI are also…

upi.com - Macarena Hermosilla - Cuba implements economic reforms amid new U.S. sanctions
Cuba implements economic reforms amid new U.S. sanctions
UPI

June 12 (UPI) -- Cuba's government on Friday announced a broad package of economic reforms aimed at restructuring key aspects of the country's economic model, just hours after the United States imposed a full financial blockade on state oil company…

scmp.com - Ji Siqi - AI has boosted the US economy. Why isn't it doing the same for China?
AI has boosted the US economy. Why isn't it doing the same for China?
South China Morning Post

Unlike the US, artificial intelligence (AI) may not be a panacea for China's economy amid its deep property crisis, as the technology can further widen the country's economic bifurcation, an economist said. “AI isn't boosting China's economy…

independent.co.uk - Alex Croft - Why a bleak poll on Russia's economy spells bad news for Putin
Why a bleak poll on Russia's economy spells bad news for Putin
The Independent

Russian citizens are growing increasingly critical of Putin's economic policies, new polling has found, as Ukrainian attacks and European sanctions continue to squeeze Moscow's finances. Poorer Russians tend to be more critical of economic…

redstate.com - Ward Clark - Trump Delivers Big New Economic Boost to Pacific Fishing Communities
Trump Delivers Big New Economic Boost to Pacific Fishing Communities
redstate.com

On Thursday, President Trump delivered a significant win for America's commercial fishing industry, signing a proclamation that rolled back a bunch of Biden-era restrictions on commercial fishing in the Pacific. The proclamation is titled '…

scmp.com - Shi Jiangtao - Europe is blaming China's economic rise for its own failures, think tank says
Europe is blaming China's economic rise for its own failures, think tank says
South China Morning Post

As the European Union prepares tougher measures to counter what it sees as the “China shock 2.0”, a researcher with a Beijing-linked think tank has accused Brussels of clinging to a flawed narrative that China's economic rise is an…

aljazeera.com - Putin admits Ukraine attacks hitting Russian economy, society
Putin admits Ukraine attacks hitting Russian economy, society
Al Jazeera

President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the recent surge in Ukrainian attacks is inflicting damage on the Russian economy and society. Putin's remarks on Friday followed weeks of intensifying Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure…

breitbart.com - Neil Munro - WSJ Quotes Swiss Elites: Mass Migration Is Bad Economics
WSJ Quotes Swiss Elites: Mass Migration Is Bad Economics
Breitbart

The Wall Street Journal posted a remarkably balanced article about the economic impacts of migration on the Swiss population. “For years, Western politicians pitched immigration as a cure-all—or at least a necessary evil—for…

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