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RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%, Neutral Stance in August Review
India's central bank holds rates for the fifth consecutive meeting as inflation breaches the 4% target for the first tim...
Japan’s Minimum Wage ‘Chicken Race’ Fades as Central Council Calls for Realism
After prefectures vied to avoid the shame of being the lowest-paying, leading to oversized hikes and delayed enforcement...
Tanzania’s Mining Boom Lifts GDP Share to 10.3% as Gold Exports Soar to $4.7bn
Record gold prices and a pipeline of critical mineral projects have propelled mining past tourism to become Tanzania’s l...
UN Food Agency Warns: War, Oil, Fertilizers and El Niño Set to Spark New Inflation Spike
FAO chief economist Máximo Torero says the convergence of the Iran-Israel conflict, the Ukraine war, climbing energy and...
Brazil Cuts Selic Rate to 14% in Fourth Straight Move, Warns of Global Risks
Brazil's central bank trimmed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 14%, the lowest in over a year, but caut...
Brazil holds world’s highest real interest rate even after new Selic cut to 14%
A quarter-point reduction was not enough to dethrone Brazil from the top of the global real-rate ranking, as elevated in...
Trump administration refunds $100B of Supreme Court-struck IEEPA tariffs
CBP has refunded about $100 billion of the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, but a $128.7 billion claim...
China Retaliates Against Washington With Drone Export Controls and Bans on Six US Entities
Beijing adds export licensing for drones to the US, blacklists six American entities and tightens certification rules — ...
More German Retirees Work as Employers Warn on 'Rente mit 63'
Retiree employment in Germany inched up to 14% in 2025, the Mikrozensus shows, as a political fight over scrapping early...
Argentina's H1 Trade Surplus Hits US$13.9B as Crude Oil, Asia Reshape Export Mix
Argentina posted a US$13.9 billion first-half trade surplus as exports hit a 10-year high, crude oil became the top prod...
Egypt's Banking Sector Records First Monthly Liquidity Decline Since 2017
Local liquidity at Egyptian banks fell EGP 68.9 billion in June — the first monthly drop since 2017 — as cash outside th...
Musk sees AI deflation; the bond market sees inflation — and distrusts the Fed
Elon Musk predicts AI-driven deflation will make money almost worthless; markets are instead pricing higher inflation an...
China's AI Debate: New-Tech 'Xiaodeng' and Traditional 'Laodeng' Are Allies, Not Rivals
A Sina Finance commentary argues that China's AI-driven 'K-shape' is a transition, not a permanent split, and that new t...
ECB: Middle East Energy Shock to Slow Eurozone Economy, Hit Poorest Hardest
The European Central Bank warns higher energy prices from the Middle East conflict will dampen eurozone activity, with t...
Coface: New US Tariff Regime Has Limited Direct Impact on Bulgaria, but EU Demand Risk Looms
Coface says Washington's move to Section 301 tariffs will not hurt Bulgaria directly, but weaker Western European demand...
Treasuries, Not Friendship: Ex-BOJ Official on the US-Japan Yen Intervention
The US joined Japan's yen rescue to shield its own bond market, not as a favor, former BOJ policy board member Sayuri Sh...
German Government Makes the Case for a Broad Reform Agenda
Berlin argues that an aging population, skills shortages and global competition leave no choice but to reform the econom...
Peru Banks to Tighten Corporate Credit as El Niño Threatens Economy
Peru's banks are tightening credit conditions for companies of every size as a severe El Niño looms — a shift that prote...
Census Sets 2025 Income and Poverty Data Schedule; ACS Release Date Still Open
The Census Bureau confirmed the schedule for 2025 income, poverty and health insurance statistics, but said American Com...
30-Year Cafe Owner Wouldn't Start Over as Small Business Costs Bite
A veteran cafe owner says wages, utilities and insurance are crushing margins, while new AMP data shows small-business c...
Job Hopping in Brazil: Young Workers Trade Stability for Growth and Purpose
44% of Brazilian professionals are actively hunting for new jobs, and most young workers leave within a year — trading s...
German SMEs Warn Forced China Decoupling Would Trade One Risk for Another
IfM researchers say Mittelstand firms already assess China risks carefully; EU rules forcing supplier switches could cre...
ISM Manufacturing Index Jumps to 55.6, Its Strongest Reading Since May 2022
The U.S. factory sector grew for a seventh straight month in July, with production surging and hiring returning for the ...
UK Reaffirms $2.7bn Trade Finance Support to Bangladesh Ahead of LDC Graduation
London reaffirms $2.7bn in UKEF-backed support for Bangladesh as bilateral trade hits £4.5bn; Dhaka keeps duty-free UK a...
Vietnam's Jan–Jul trade climbs 28% to $659bn as imports outpace exports
Vietnam's Jan–Jul trade hit $659bn, up 28% YoY, with imports rising 34.5% on machinery demand; officials eye a $1tn year...
US and Japan Step In to Halt Yen's Slide in First Joint Intervention Since 2011
Washington and Tokyo bought yen for the first time since 2011 after the currency hit a 40-year low, warning they stand r...
China's Manufacturing PMI Slips to 50.9 in July as Eight-Month Expansion Continues
China's factory sector grew for an eighth straight month in July, but the pace cooled: the PMI eased to 50.9 from 51.7 a...
China's Ocean Economy Grows 5.1% to 5.5 Trillion Yuan in H1 2026
China's gross ocean product hit 5.5 trillion yuan ($810bn) in H1 2026, up 5.1% year on year, as shipbuilding orders surg...
China's SAFE Outlines FX Opening and Stability Plans for Second Half
SAFE pledges to extend cross-border FX facilitation nationwide, support e-commerce and service trade — while strengtheni...
Argentina's Economy Is Growing While Consumers Are Not: Why the Split Won't End Soon
For the first time this century, Argentine GDP and consumer demand are moving in opposite directions — and analysts don'...