The Bank of Japan’s December minutes showed board members favored continued rate hikes if the outlook for growth and prices holds, while keeping an overall accommodative stance. They judged the economy had recovered moderately, though manufacturing profits faced pressure from U.S. tariffs. Still, the impact had not spread broadly to investment, jobs, or wages. Exports ...
After years of decline, marriage registrations rebounded across regions in China last year, government data showed, as reforms eased long-standing registration rules and gave fresh momentum to wedding-related spending, often referred to as the “sweet economy.” The trend was mirrored in several regions. In Shanghai, marriage registrations jumped 38.7 percent year on year to 125,102. ...
Ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday was first lady Melania Trump, framed behind a huge screen shot of the documentary 'Melania'.
Working people and UK businesses will benefit from a more strategic and consistent UK relationship with China, the Prime Minister will pledge as he arrives in Beijing today. Alongside a delegation of nearly 60 representatives from British business, sport and culture, he will promise stability and clarity in the government’s approach – making up for ...
India and the European Union struck a landmark trade deal earlier this week, effectively opening up the entire European market for Indian businesses, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank. The deal is expected to double EU exports to India by 2032 by eliminating or reducing tariffs in 96.6% of traded goods by value, according to ...
Fitch Ratings has assigned a ‘AA-‘ rating to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) proposed $300 million Consolidated Revenue Bonds, 251st Series. The Rating Outlook is Positive. Fitch has affirmed the following outstanding senior-lien parity obligations at ‘AA-‘: –Parity consolidated bonds; –New York Liberty Development Corp.’s (NY-LDC) Liberty Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series ...
The German government has reduced its growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, citing increased uncertainty in international trade. The government cut its 2026 growth projection to 1.0% from the previous 1.3%, as reported last week. Despite the downward revision, this forecast still represents a significant improvement over the 0.2% expansion recorded in 2025, which followed ...
This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place during a moment of global uncertainty. Conversations often returned to the same underlying tension: we are innovating faster than ever, yet our ability to collaborate and coordinate that innovation is under strain. Economic, technological and sustainability ambitions are rising directly alongside geopolitical fragmentation and regulatory divergence, ...
The European Central Bank may need to consider another interest rate cut if further gains in the euro start to weigh on inflation, Austrian central bank governor Martin Kocher said in an interview with the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Kocher, a member of the ECB’s governing council, said recent strength in the single currency ...
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