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Rate-setters back quarter-point cut after steep fall in inflation and weak economic data but vote remained close

Democratic leaders said his speech glossed over persistent cost-of-living pressures faced by Americans.

Australia's richest state has unveiled a modest mid-year budget windfall due to strong commodity prices and a growing population.

France’s economic outlook for 2026 remains constrained by rising debt, high deficits, and political deadlock. Growth is set to recover modestly, but limited fiscal consolidation and reform fatigue continue to weigh on the economy.

In a televised speech to the nation, US President Donald Trump insisted on political and economic successes amid eroding popularity.

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The socialist senator wants a moratorium on new data centers to slow the AI and robotics industries down.

Questions abound about whether the White House will add new sanctions to oil tankers trekking to Venezuela and how broad the oil blockade will become.

During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the state of the economy.

“The longer this goes on, the harder it is to get those numbers back,” one pollster said.

Russia’s wartime economy is getting weaker as the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, according to a recent report by PeaceRep, a research group led by the University of Edinburgh. The report, Against the Clock? Why Russia’s War Economy is Running Out of Time, finds that Russia is being…