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War weighs on Iran's economy as U.S. intensifies sanctions
Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the American sanctions and blockade.
Building the security layer for the digital economy | Market Pulse | HKTDC
Digital insurance specialist OneDegree describes its services as the security layer of the future. The group has already established strong footholds in East Asia and the Middle East – regions where fintech tools and markets are gaining…
Iran's return won't dethrone Dubai as a global economic hub
Recently, an argument has emerged which maintains that the rise of Dubai and the Gulf states was closely tied to Iran's withdrawal from its regional position after the 1979 Iranian revolution. A stable Iran open to the world, the argument goes…
Trump's 'economic D-day' against Iran risks driving the stakes even higher | Sina Toossi
Donald Trump has found a new way to promise victory over Iran. After months of war have failed to force Iran's capitulation or collapse, his administration has unveiled what the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, calls Operation Economic…
Sydney's big economic divide: Where jobs are thriving, and where they aren't
Parts of Sydney have defied the economic effects of higher interest rates, elevated petrol prices and falling house prices to register the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Unemployment in Australia climbed to 4.5 per cent in July, the…
Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in
As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict's toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the…
Nurture not nature? How young women can learn to better wield economic power | Heather Stewart
Women making their way in patriarchal societies down the ages have always had to wield their meagre economic power deftly. New evidence from a fascinating research project in Zambia suggests that's a skill that can be learned. A team of female US…
What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy's critical metals
Metals and materials stocks surged early in the week on the eruption of a new trade war, with the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, its second-biggest trading partner after Mexico, and Canada retaliating…
US sanctions choke Iran's economy, but regime change remains a challenge
US sanctions are increasingly damaging Iran's ability to obtain hard currency and function economically, Professor Uzi Rabi told 103FM radio on Thursday, while warning against drawing a quick conclusion that an economic collapse would inevitably…
Economic growth needs to be sustainable and inclusive: B.H. Nagoor
Economist and professor B.H. Nagoor on Sunday (August 30, 2026) said that India's economic challenge is no longer just about achieving high growth, but making that growth sustainable, productive and inclusive. The Senior Professor of Economics and…
Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in
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The official jobless rate is so low the Fed thinks the economy is at full employment. But a gauge of the 'functionally unemployed' keeps climbing
The Labor Department's unemployment rate has been declining in recent months, reversing last year's uptick, but an alternate measure tells a different story. In July, the official rate dipped to 4.1%, down from 4.2% in June and 4.5% in November.
Everyday Economics: Strong on average, carried by a few
(The Center Square) – Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole speech to make his position plain: the economy is strong, the labor market is stable, and inflation is still the problem that deserves the Fed's attention.
Six months into the Iran war, the global economy has pulled off a 'Mission Impossible' scene, and the Trump family is among the winners
As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict's toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the…
Sunday shows preview: Trump admin economic tensions leave GOP vulnerable; U.S. foreign relations shift
Republicans are nearing the final stretch of the midterm election cycle with an increasingly unstable political landscape, as races for traditionally safe red seats grow competitive amid tensions over President Trump's economic agenda. Democrats…
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