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Javier Milei, the "anarcho-capitalist" presidential candidate who took the lead in the August primaries with his "Liberty Advances" political coalition, owes much of his electoral success to his promise to dollarise the Argentine economy. Disoriented by hyperinflation and rising poverty, many Argentinians see the adoption of the US dollar as…

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey

Asian shares are mostly higher in thin trading with many markets closed for holidays

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

Editorial: Public spending hikes and pro-poor tax cuts might fix the economy and be popular enough to stop the far right

Consumer staples stocks, such as Kroger and Sysco, can help you create a defensive moat for your portfolio if the U.S. economy enters a recession next year.

Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy

Survey shows nearly 90% of 2019 Conservative voters say green industry is vital to UK’s economic growth

From US car factories to public sector workers in Nigeria and South Africa, strikes by trade unions continue unabated among the established sectors of the working class. In Detroit in the US, workers are resisting contract employment. In Nigeria they are angry over the rising cost of living and in…

The Conservatives could be out of office for two terms. Labour has the chance to govern with seriousness and restore trust

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm about the damage a government shutdown could do to the U.S. economy. "It's really reckless and will impose immediate harm," Yellen told NPR.