Japan's Economy Surpasses Expectations with 2.8% Annualized Growth in Q4
Japan's economy experienced a notable expansion in the fourth quarter of 2024, achieving an annualized growth rate of 2.8%, significantly surpassing the anticipated 1.0%.
Trump's Tariff Threats Ignite EU Concerns Over Potential Trade War
In early February 2025, President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, effective immediately.
Record BEI Surge Signals Potential for Further BOJ Rate Hikes
Japan's Break-Even Inflation (BEI) rates have reached unprecedented levels, suggesting that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may consider additional interest rate increases.
Japan's October GDP Shrinks 0.1 Percent on Weak Consumption
Japan's economy contracted an annualized 0.1% in October from the previous month, reflecting declines in private consumption and goods exports, according to an estimate released by the Japan Center for Economic Research on Wednesday December 11.
ECB Financial Stability Review Warns of Debt Crisis
Financial stability reviews seldom make the headlines, unless the message is a stark one.
UK Economy to Grow Faster than Japan, Italy and Germany This Year, says OECD
The global economy is “turning a corner”, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, which has upgraded the UK’s growth forecast for this year to faster than that of Japan, Italy and Germany.
China's Central Bank Unveils Most Aggressive Stimulus Since Pandemic
On Tuesday, China's central bank unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic: to pull the economy out of its deflationary funk and back towards the government's growth target.
Bloomberg: China's Macro Figures for August are Unsettling
China's August economic activity data released on Saturday signaled a continued weakening and was alarming.
India’s GDP Growth to Pick Up on Improving Outlook for Private Consumption, Fixed Investments
India’s real GDP growth moderated in the first quarter of 2024-25 as capital formation slowed down even as growth in private consumption, the largest component of GDP, picked up to its highest in seven quarters.
OPEC+ Sees No Peak Oil Demand Long Term, Secretary General Says
OPEC+ members are cutting output by a total of 5.86 million bpd, or about 5.7% of global demand.
The Fastest Declining Economies in the World in 2024
The global economy is experiencing critical economic challenges as growth is projected to slow to 2.6% in 2024 which is just above the recession threshold of 2.5%.
IMF Raises India’s 2025 GDP Growth Forecast by 30 bps to 6.8 Percent
The International Monetary Fund on April 16 raised India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8%.
India & China Inflation Readings are Worlds Apart, India is Playing Catch-up after Covid: Moody's Analytics
Retail inflation outlook for Asia's two largest economies India and China is uncertain and currently 'worlds apart,' Moody's Analytics said in a report on Friday.
What's behind China's Gold-buying Spree?
For more than a year, China's central bank has been buying up large amounts of gold.