economy

Economy|Finance

With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin

October 09, 2026

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 3 people as Kyiv struggles to counter escalating attacks

Russian strikes have killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine as the country struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days

October 09, 2026

Bipartisan majority of Americans blame Trump policies for rising costs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Some 78% of Americans blame President Donald Trump's policies for rising prices that are outpacing their earnings,

October 09, 2026

Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test

Ekniti Nitithanprapas was a young graduate student in the United States when Thailand devalued the baht in 1997, setting off the Asian financial crisis.

October 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

US 10-year Treasury yield risks hitting 6% for first time since 2000, Pimco's Ivascyn tells FT

The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% for the first time since 2000 as high oil prices fuel inflation concerns and worries over the country's growing public debt,

October 09, 2026

Arts

Trump discloses Nvidia stock trades as he prepares to honor CEO Huang

President Donald Trump bought as much as $1.6 million and sold as much as $1 million in Nvidia stock in August, according to his latest financial

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street winces at bond squeeze

Stock markets finally stalled on Wednesday and early Thursday as the bond crunch ground on, with the latest Federal Reserve minutes showing most policymakers in

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI boom to fuel Australia inflation despite higher rates, ex-RBA official says

Australia's AI investment boom is likely to boost inflation in the near term as productivity benefits take longer to emerge, leaving the central bank with limited

October 08, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance

China's funding of development institutions is up sharply, but its power still lags, study shows

China, the world's second-largest economy, has boosted funding of multilateral development institutions tenfold since 2010, but its voting power and

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

German exports fall in August, pointing to weak third quarter

German exports fell unexpectedly in August due to a sharp decline in shipments to the United States, showing that momentum in the euro zone's largest economy is

October 08, 2026

Economy

Spanish unions call general strike for November 11, weeks before snap election

Trade unions in Spain on Wednesday announced a nationwide general strike over housing issues for November 11, a protest that will take place

October 07, 2026

NY Fed September survey finds public expecting more near-term inflation

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October 07, 2026

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UK 30-year gilt yields hit 28-year high in global selloff

British 30-year bond yields rose to a 28-year high on Wednesday as a global bond selloff pushed equivalent US borrowing costs to their highest since 2002,

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Euro drops toward 17-month lows, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes

The euro tumbled on Wednesday as French bonds came under renewed pressure on fiscal concerns, while the dollar held gains following the minutes from

October 07, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election|Finance

US 30-year mortgage rate hits highest in nearly three years

The interest rate on the most common US home loan jumped last week to its highest in almost three years, worsening affordability for buyers four weeks before elections

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Storm brewing

As the US third-quarter earnings season gets set to kick off, Wall Street's S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in setting a new record high on Tuesday - its first in about six

October 07, 2026

Economy

Europe stocks retreat after three-day rise as rising yields, oil dent sentiment

European shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday after three straight sessions of gains, as higher oil prices and a rise in bond yields sapped

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Wall Street is booming. Surging yields could shake things up

October 06, 2026

Arts

BOJ chief calls for more focus on anchoring inflation around target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling

October 06, 2026

Arts|Asia|Business|Finance|World

Thai September headline CPI rises 2.82% on year, below forecast

Thailand's headline consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, after a 2.53% annual increase in the previous month, driven by higher fuel and food

October 06, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political

Spain's housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election

Spain's snap election will revolve around an issue which has topped voters' list of concerns for three years straight but, until a fortnight ago, failed

October 06, 2026

Election|Political

Trump signs order extending tax-free use of red-dyed diesel during midterm stop in Nebraska

President Donald Trump has taken his Republican midterm rescue mission to Nebraska

October 05, 2026

Arts|Finance|World

Spain's gambler PM Sanchez seeks to defy the odds again on a snap election

Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Monday lived up to his reputation as a political gambler by calling a snap

October 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Brazil benchmark stock index soars as Bolsonaro tops first-round vote

Brazil's benchmark stock index Bovespa gained more than 8% in early Monday trading, exceeding 205,000 points after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led leftist

October 05, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Euro zone investor morale falls in October, Sentix survey shows

Investor morale in the euro zone fell to 2.7 in October, as easing expectations cast doubt on a possible economic upturn, a survey showed on Monday.

October 05, 2026

Business|Economy

South Africa private sector contracts at fastest pace since December, PMI shows

South Africa's private sector contracted in September at its fastest pace since December as new orders fell sharply and supply bottlenecks and fuel-driven cost

October 05, 2026

French services sector returned to growth for first time since December, PMI shows

France's dominant services sector grew in September for the first time since the end of last year, helped by a rebound in output after businesses had been impacted in August by an

October 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe

Italy services growth slows in September as costs rise, PMI shows

Italy's service sector grew in September at the slowest pace in three months, a survey showed on Monday, as cost pressures intensified once again, driven by turmoil in the

October 05, 2026

Business|Economy

India seen kicking off rate hike cycle as inflation broadens, peers turn hawkish

Investors have loaded up on bets that the Reserve Bank of India will raise rates this week, warning that it risks falling behind the curve as inflation

October 05, 2026

Economy|Education

Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood

Many college students today are feeling anxious about their future

October 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Election|Political

Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race

President Donald Trump is defending data centers powering AI projects during a campaign rally in Ohio

October 04, 2026

Economy

The Latest: Trump hits the campaign trail, kicking off blitz before midterms

President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail in heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|US

Fed's Logan calls for '50 bps or more' in rate hikes

The US central bank will need to raise short-term borrowing costs by at least another half of a percentage point to turn monetary policy "modestly restrictive" and get

October 02, 2026

Business|Technology

Fed's Cook sees AI inflationary push as a top 2027 risk

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday that she sees AI, and its inflationary push, as a top risk for 2027, and noted that increasingly frequent supply shocks have had

October 02, 2026

8 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump on inflation. That’s extremely rare for a president

October 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?

October 02, 2026

Americans are using buy now, pay later more than ever. Here's what to know if you're one of them

Americans are increasingly using buy now, pay later plans for everyday expenses like groceries and bills

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy

UK factories report growing inflation pressures, PMI shows

British manufacturing cost pressures increased for the first time in four months in September, even as output grew at its slowest pace since March, according to purchasing

October 01, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|World

Bond market bust: The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2002

October 01, 2026

Arts

Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living

October 01, 2026

Investors wary of slowdown in US corporate profit boom

A massive year for corporate profit growth is driving US stock market gains, but investors' hesitancy that the good times will roll on without a hitch is

October 01, 2026

Arts|Europe|Finance|Science

Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002

Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest in decades on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, and threatening stocks,

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy

German manufacturing upturn holds firm in September, PMI shows

Germany's manufacturing sector sustained its upturn in September as production levels and new orders once again registered strong growth despite renewed inflationary

October 01, 2026

Arts

Japan PM vows to underpin yen by boosting economic competitiveness

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the administration's efforts to boost the country's economic competitiveness will help ensure market confidence in

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed seen on pause in October after inflation data

A Federal Reserve rate hike next month looked less likely Wednesday after fresh government data showed inflation rose less than expected in August, easing pressure on

September 30, 2026

Global stocks weather third-quarter AI, bond and crude maelstrom

Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,

September 30, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|World

Inflation cooled slightly last month even as consumers stepped up spending

Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ's policy pivot opens scope for faster rate hikes

The Bank of Japan expects interest rate increases to happen faster and more regularly in future as it pre-empts risks of an inflation overshoot, sources said

September 30, 2026

Business

OPEC+ oil producers set to keep output targets steady at Sunday meeting, sources say

(Adds missing word, paragraph 6) By Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Sept 30 - OPEC+ oil-producing countries are likely to keep their oil production targets steady for November when they

September 30, 2026

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