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What is the state of the UK economy heading into the Budget?
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China's industrial profit growth picks up amid two-speed economy
China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy continued to weigh on business earnings. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Profits at industrial firms rose 14.4 percent from a year…
What is the state of the UK economy heading into the Budget?
The Chancellor is facing an uncertain economic backdrop ahead of his first Budget in the role, amid a challenging remit to balance the country's finances while supporting Britons facing cost-of-living pressures. On Wednesday, John Healey is…
US midterm elections: Trump's biggest economic problem looks familiar
The White House is confronting a familiar dilemma. The economic numbers aren't necessarily bad - but the public mood is. It's a disconnect that haunted Joe Biden in 2024, when solid headline data failed to convince many voters that the economy was…
US midterm elections: Trump's biggest economic problem looks familiar
Michelle Fleury New York business correspondent The White House is confronting a familiar dilemma. The economic numbers aren't necessarily bad - but the public mood is. It's a disconnect that haunted Joe Biden in 2024, when solid headline data…
Tuesday's Economic Calendar
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China's industrial profit growth picks up amid two-speed economy
BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters) – China's industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy continued to weigh on business earnings. Profits at industrial firms rose 14.4% from a…
Funding the infrastructure that drives the AI economy
“We're not making platform bets on whether Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any other platform is going to be the dominant player. We are focused on providing the core infrastructure that allows any one of them to exist.” That's partly…
Next government will receive new economic plan from Finance Ministry
Even before the exit poll results of today's elections are known, the Finance Ministry has already prepared a plan that includes a series of harsh economic measures, intended, among other things, to finance the defense budget and prevent an…
More Syrupean Economic Bleeding From the Tariff Fight
This is going to be a quick one, but it dovetailed nicely with an absolute killer video from this past August I ran across this morning. In it, CNBC's Joe Kernan - who I just adore - absolutely eviscerates two Canadian officials in two separate…
Labour MPs warn Healey £113bn lost as women excluded from economy
A group of influential female Labour MPs have warned Andy Burnham and John Healey that £113bn is being lost in economic activity every year because women are excluded from paid work on equal terms to men. In a shot across the bows ahead of…
Opinion | Immigration Enforcement Hurts the Economy
Having practiced immigration law for 50-plus years, I have seen firsthand how policy disconnects hit the real economy (“ Immigration Raids Hit Housing Market,” U.S. News, Oct. 19). Ignoring moral debates, the financial cost of current…
Former White House economic adviser on Fed rates: 'Tough position' for Warsh
Stephen Moore, a former economic adviser to President Trump, said Monday that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is in a “tough” position ahead of the central bank's meeting regarding interest rates this week. “It's a tough…
Economic pain collides with regulatory changes for small businesses
Small business operators are navigating tough economic conditions, changes to payday super, a ban on debit and credit surcharges, an increase in wages and reforms to trusts. According to CreditorWatch, one in 10 invoices were more than 60 days…
Saudi Arabia's Houthi Challenge Shifts Fears to Non-Oil Economy
Saudi Arabia's oil industry managed to ride out concerns in the early days of the Iran war and keep exports flowing. Now, with the Houthis staging deadly attacks on the kingdom and signs of disruption stacking up, the worry has shifted to the rest…
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