China’s retail sales strengthen at the start of the year,...
China’s economy showed a modest pickup for the first two months of the year, according to data published Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics, as Beijing reiterated its plan...
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Trump’s Canadian tariffs are having a chilling effect on Vermont’s...
President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric against Canada has only started to heat up, but Vermont’s small businesses are already feeling some pain. A shipment of spirits, ordered by the Société...
‘See you in four years’: Canada flexes economic muscle as...
Canadians are swapping their friendly auras for a fierce sense of nationalism amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the country’s trade and sovereignty. Trump’s mostly delayed plans for 25%...
Germany slashes growth outlook in ‘serious’ diagnosis of Europe’s largest...
The German government on Wednesday slashed its gross domestic product forecast to just 0.3% growth in 2025. “The diagnosis is serious,” Robert Habeck, economy and climate minister, said during a...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House’s position on tariffs, insisting that trade policy has to be about more than just getting low-priced...
Services index shows big jump in prices for December as...
Activity in the U.S. services industry accelerated in December but brought with it a sharp rise in expectations for price increases as businesses grew concerned about the impact tariffs would...
U.S. payrolls grew by 256,000 in December, much more than...
Job growth was much stronger than expected in December, likely providing the Federal Reserve less incentive to cut interest rates this year. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 256,000 for the month,...
Key Fed inflation measure shows 2.4% rate in November, lower...
Prices barely moved in November but still held higher than the Federal Reserve’s target when looked at from a year ago, according to a Commerce Department measure released Friday. The personal...
UK firms plan price rises as business confidence falls to...
UK firms are planning to raise prices to cover higher tax payouts as confidence among businesses tumbled to its lowest level since the market-rocking “mini-budget” crisis of fall 2022, according to a...
Euro zone inflation rose to 2.4% in December, meeting expectations
Annual inflation in the euro zone rose for a third straight month to reach 2.4% in December, statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday. The preliminary reading was in line with the...
