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EUR/GBP explores one-month highs above 0.8460 with the Pound on the defensive
The Pound Sterling (GBP) is the oldest currency in the world (886 AD) and the official currency of the United Kingdom. It is ...
Worst UK employment level in four years: Rachel Reeves' taxes in the crosshairs
In May, 109,000 jobs were lost according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), bringing the total to 276,000 since ...
Trump tariffs live updates: US-China trade talks going well, could stretch into Wednesday, Lutnick says
Trade talks between the US and China resumed on Tuesday, with talks stretching well into the evening in London. Commerce ...
No longer the big outlier, Italy sees bond renaissance
As investors wring their hands about mounting public debt loads across the G7, Italy - a country traditionally seen as a ...
See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion
The United States owes more than $36 trillion. Washington now spends close to $2 trillion more each year than it collects in ...
World Bank Sees U.S. Growth Rate Halving as Tariffs Slow Global Economy
The world’s largest economy is expected to grow by just 1.4% in 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 2.8% expansion recorded ...
OpenAI’s Sam Altman privately meets with NYC business moguls, touts AI’s power to boost economy
OpenAI boss Sam Altman talked up artificial intelligence’s potential to jumpstart New York City’s economy during a ...
Global economy on track for worst decade since 1960s, World Bank warns
Global economic growth is on track for its weakest decade since the 1960s, according to a new analysis by the World Bank, which cites President Donald Trump’s trade war as a major factor weighing on ...
Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3%
President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world ...
Biggest-ever aid cut by G7 members a death sentence for millions of people, says Oxfam
The Group of Seven (G7) countries, which together account for around three-quarters of all official development assistance, ...
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Global Economy Set for Weakest Run Since 2008 Outside of Recessions
Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since ...
Central banks can brush aside rising long bond yields
As it cut rates to 2 per cent last Thursday, the European Central Bank said it was in a “good position” to navigate the uncertain conditions facing it in the months ahead. Donald Trump later ...