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Care economy is a fundamental economic growth strategy
What if one of Asia's biggest barriers to economic growth is something that barely appears in the national accounts? Across Asia, millions of women are unable to take up a job, work longer hours or pursue a career because someone must care for a…
Macroscope | Bond market revolt signals fading confidence in US economic leadership
Two years ago, the prospect of a trade war between the United States and Canada, two of the world's most closely integrated economies, would have been unthinkable. However, US President Donald Trump's recklessness and capriciousness know no bounds.
Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast
On Aug. 5, I wrote a column entitled 'Scott Bessent's Money Ammo.' When I wrote that column, the secretary of Treasury had already fired several powerful economic rounds aimed at Iran's Islamic terrorist regime. But the tough guys in the Islamic…
Macron's Potential Successors Clash Over French Economic Future
French presidential candidates will present their policies to business leaders on Thursday, outlining starkly divergent paths for the euro area's second largest economy as Emmanuel Macron's decade in power draws to an end. Seven of the declared…
Republicans divided over pre-election stimulus push as economy slows
Republicans on Capitol Hill are divided over whether to make a last-ditch push to enact legislation to stimulate the economy and cheer up voters before Election Day as the latest federal data shows the economy is slowing and inflation remains a…
What Moving Demand Can Teach Businesses About Reading The Economy
Kenneth Coffey is CEO of Coffey Bros. Moving. Demand tells you how many customers are buying, moving or taking action. But it does not necessarily tell you why. The forces underneath demand can be very different from one period to another. In the…
US counters China as Beijing's 'shock wave' hits African economies
A top State Department official has hit out at China for what analysts are calling ‘the China shock wave' effect now crippling African economies. African manufacturing is reportedly being battered by a surge of Chinese imports. It's a triple…
The economy looks stable. The Chicago Fed president isn't relaxing
The economy is strong, prices are still too high, and the job market is sending mixed signals. The Federal Reserve is navigating all of it while fending off the most overt political pressure in its modern history. Ahead of the central bank's…
'We will retaliate like an earthquake:' How Iran could respond to Trump's economic 'D-Day'
As Washington launches its latest plan to cripple Iran's economy, the Islamic Republic has threatened a regional and global response designed to raise the stakes for the United States and the world.
The $150 Trillion Global Economy In 2030
The world economy is projected to exceed $150 trillion by 2030, with significant growth coming from emerging markets in Asia. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen shows countries' projected nominal gross domestic product (GDP)…
Iran puts Europe on notice as US shifts to economic warfare
Iran's recent saber-rattling against Bulgaria has renewed questions over how much it's willing to directly attack Europe in an effort to deter U.S. allies from aiding war efforts against Tehran. Bulgaria, among Iran's biggest trading partners in…
Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street losses following economic updates
Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday following modest losses on Wall Street, while oil prices declined. U.S. futures were trading higher after Nvidia's latest quarterly earnings beat Wall Street's expectations as demand for its advanced artificial…
Map shows how Iran evades Trump's blockade amid 'economic D-Day' threat
With President Donald Trump threatening to launch an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, one of the Islamic Republic's most important wartime lifelines is its geography. And while the resumption of a U.S. naval blockade last month has substantially…
Gen Z spending more on coffee and travel in sign of 'little treat economy'
Despite struggling with debt and rising prices, the country's younger consumers continue to spend on discretionary goods in an indication of what economists have dubbed the “little treat economy.” Data on spending patterns and survey…
Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. The economy says otherwise.
TORONTO (AP) — US President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, helping fuel American cars, trucks and airplanes and supply U.S. industry. Canada also…
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