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The America of the past grew in spite of tariffs, not because of them.

The US central bank's decision to slash interest rates this week is a "very positive sign" for where the world's biggest economy stands, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.

Money versus job satisfaction. It is the perennial professional quandary, but there may in fact be one exception: central banking. Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, earns $190,000 per year for the privilege of overseeing the greatest economy the world has ever seen. I'm not saying the job…

While the UK is far from overheating, the MPC still sees inflationary dynamics within the economy

In Brussels, the talk of the town is a report on the future of European competitiveness, calling for fundamental economic reforms to avoid a “slow agony” for the European economy. The report, by former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, is a “door stopper” of 400 pages, including…

International Energy Agency also warns coming winter would prove to be ‘sternest test yet’ for Ukraine’s energy grid.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +1.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +2.03% this morning on expectations the Federal Reserve’s half-percentage-point rate cut will steer the U.S. economy toward a “soft landing,” while investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data and an…

Sri Lankan voters will head to the polls this Saturday to choose a new president. We'll see why the economy will be at the heart of the campaign with the financial collapse of 2022 still present in peoples' minds. In 2024, economic indicators have recovered but Sri Lankans are still…

Cautious Bank of England governor says “we need to be careful not to cut too fast or by too much”, after leaving borrowing costs unchanged in 8-1 vote

Vietnamese real estate tycoon faces second trial for .5 billion financial fraud, impacting economy and investor confidence.

Explore the Vatican's assessment of the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia, and its impact on the region's economy and religious...