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Business|Economy

Could the ‘blue tsunami’ jolt the US job market back to life?

November 06, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

Four things to note from Friday's US jobs report

The US economy added 165,000 jobs in October — 100,000 more than expected by economists — and the unemployment rate ticked down unexpectedly to 4.1% amid a fairly broad-

November 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ chief Ueda sees 'some upside risks' to inflation

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank expects underlying inflation to stay around its 2% target but

November 06, 2026

Economy|Finance

Daly says Fed rate hike likely, despite 'painful' tech-stock dive

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said on Friday she feels the US central bank will likely need to raise rates further to bring too-high inflation down, even

November 06, 2026

Business|Finance|World

Fed policymakers consider rate hike after strong jobs report

A stronger-than-expected US jobs report bolstered the case for further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, which had lost some momentum amid a

November 06, 2026

Trader angst pivots from inflation to growth as tech rout deepens

The rout in tech stocks further clouds the outlook for a global economy bolstered by the AI boom, leaving traders questioning whether

November 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

US consumer sentiment improves in November; worries about AI bubble emerge

US consumer sentiment improved in early November, though concerns over the higher cost of living remained and households worried about a possible artificial intelligence

November 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

US continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans

U.S. employers created a surprising 165,000 new jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Strong October jobs report sends yields higher

US nonfarm payrolls rose more than expected in October and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, suggesting the labor market remained resilient and giving the Federal Reserve

November 06, 2026

Economy|Education|Election|Political

Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds

Whether they went to college or not, young voters heavily favored Democrats.

November 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Global equity funds post seventh straight week of inflows

Global equity funds attracted inflows for a seventh consecutive week through November 4, as major central banks held interest rates steady and crude oil prices declined, even as US

November 06, 2026

Business|Finance

US inflation too high; essential to get back to 2%: Fed's Williams

US economic growth has remained resilient and the labour market is remarkably stable despite successive shocks, but inflation is too high and must be brought back to 2%,

November 06, 2026

Economy|Finance|Interview|Stock Markets

BOJ to hike in December, seek terminal rate of 2%, says ex-central bank top economist

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates in December and keep lifting borrowing costs next year until they reach 2% to combat mounting

November 06, 2026

Economy|Finance

Markets fret over growth and inflation, just as tech rout gains speed

Uncertainty over the growth outlook and expectations that inflation will remain elevated next year are weighing on

November 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

US job growth expected to pick up in October, with moderation in wage gains

US nonfarm payrolls likely picked up in October, but an anticipated slowdown in annual wage growth to below 3.0% for the first time in nearly 5-1/2

November 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Travel

Airbnb lifts annual revenue growth forecast on resilient global travel demand

Airbnb raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast on Thursday, as the vacation rental platform bets on resilient global leisure travel demand, sending its

November 05, 2026

Trading Day: A November 5 market bonfire

US stocks plunged on Thursday, led by a ferocious selloff in tech and AI-related stocks as investors reassessed implications for the AI data

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed's Hammack, Barkin favor gradual rate-hike path to lower inflation

By John Revill and Michael S.

November 05, 2026

Arts

ECB's Lagarde says data will tell if December rate hike needed

The European Central Bank is looking at indicators to see if an interest rate hike will be warranted next month, after it held rates steady in October, the bank's outgoing

November 05, 2026

Economy|Europe|Finance|World

BoE joins the rate hike club, Australia may be done already

Several major central banks have raised interest rates this week, though they appear at very different stages of the tightening

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

US worker productivity surges in third quarter

US worker productivity grew faster than expected in the third quarter, depressing labor costs and supporting views that the labor market was not a source of inflation.

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy

Russia's GDP grew 1% y/y in third quarter 2026, central bank says

Russia's gross domestic product grew by 1% year-over-year in the third quarter, the central bank said on Thursday, adding that preliminary data suggested growth would

November 05, 2026

Economy|Finance

Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns more likely

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in over three years on Thursday and warned that at least one more

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Food|World

Wendy's rejects buyout bid and girds itself for a hostile takeover campaign

Wendy’s rejected a $1.4 billion buyout offer from an activist investor, saying Thursday that the bid was too low

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

BoE hikes rate for first time in 3 years; retreating oil prices may allow for more options ahead

The Bank of England is raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years in an effort to tackle an inflation shock stoked by the Iran war

November 05, 2026

Soaring diesel prices helped usher in Democratic sweep

Record Election Day diesel and gasoline prices helped push Americans toward Democrats in Tuesday's midterms,

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy

Visa sees US holiday retail sales growing 4.5%, fastest pace since 2021

US holiday retail sales are set to rise 4.5% year-on-year in the last two months of 2026, marking the strongest growth since 2021, according to research by Visa's Business and

November 05, 2026

Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trump's economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows

President Donald Trump was publicly humbled by inflation in the midterm elections, as public anger over rising prices caused a blistering set of losses for Republicans

November 05, 2026

Oil and the blame game

As has been the case so often this year, a huge move in crude prices dominated world markets on Wednesday as investors tried to figure out the implications of the US

November 05, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Bank of England poised to hike rates for first time in 3 years

The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates for the first time in three years on Thursday due to mounting inflation pressures from the US

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Japan services activity expands for fifth month, PMI shows

Japan's service sector expanded modestly in October as activity and new orders both rose slightly faster, a business survey showed on Thursday.

November 05, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

BOJ debated need for more rate hikes, scope for faster moves, September minutes show

Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to keep raising interest rates with some signalling the chance of faster-paced increases, minutes of their September

November 05, 2026

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Trading Day: Oil tanks, stocks leap on US midterms

Investors put money to work on Wednesday, piling into stocks, bonds, non-dollar currencies and gold following historic US midterm elections that

November 04, 2026

Economy|Finance|World

Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win

Brazil's central bank ended a run of interest rate cuts and kept borrowing costs on hold on Wednesday as it grappled with a worsening inflation outlook

November 04, 2026

US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran

The US Treasury issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday against companies and individuals based in India and Turkey for their support of Iran, warning that

November 04, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Chime raises annual revenue forecast on robust demand

Fintech firm Chime raised its forecast for full-year revenue growth above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting on sustained demand for its digital

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump is still in charge, but Democrats gain leverage in coming economic debate

From tariffs to oil prices, deregulation to health policy and the freight-train expansion of artificial intelligence, Democratic control of Congress

November 04, 2026

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Markets cheer Democratic win, betting divided Washington means fewer policy shocks

Over the past two years, the Trump administration's sweeping policy shifts in the absence of opposition from a

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Gold heads for biggest daily gain since August as dollar weakens

Gold surged more than 3% on Wednesday, on track for its biggest daily gain since mid-August as the dollar tumbled after Democrats swept the US midterm elections

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy

Canada's services PMI shows sector shrinking for fifth straight month

Canada's services economy contracted for a fifth straight month in October as trade uncertainty and rising prices weighed on activity, S&P Global's Canada

November 04, 2026

Arts|Economy|Election|Finance

Election stiffens the Fed's guardrails, but independence risks remain

Democrats' sweeping midterm victory strengthens the Federal Reserve against President Donald Trump's efforts to meddle with it, with the Senate's

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

US services sector activity cools slightly in October; inflation remains elevated

US services sector growth slowed marginally in October amid a moderation in new orders, but supply chains remained strained, keeping prices for inputs elevated.

November 04, 2026

Arts|Election|Opinion

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

Findings from The AP Voter Poll reveal that most voters are exhausted and exasperated by President Donald Trump

November 04, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

ECB rate hike looks nearly certain after inflation rises to three-year high

Euro zone inflation rose to a three-year high last month on surging food and energy costs and was set to rise further in the coming months, firming up

November 04, 2026

Trump's midterm drubbing could give trade partners room to resist

The drubbing for Donald Trump's Republicans in US midterm elections could embolden some trade partners to push back against his combative policies, although they may need to tread

November 04, 2026

JPMorgan, HSBC say oil supplies are recovering from Middle East disruption

The global oil market has moved back into surplus after months of disruption caused by US-Israeli war with Iran, JPMorgan said in a note on Wednesday, while HSBC raised its forecasts

November 04, 2026

McDonald's plans new value bundles next year after US traffic falls in third quarter

McDonald’s plans to introduce new value-oriented meal bundles early next year after a disappointing third quarter that saw lower traffic at U.S. restaurants

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Global central banks hit pause in October after September hiking spree

Global central banks largely hit the pause button in October after a round of rate hikes the previous month, though policymakers and

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe

Germany services growth slows in October as demand slips, PMI shows

Germany's services sector expanded for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace as new business fell and weaker demand weighed on hiring, a business survey

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Euro zone economic growth slows to four-month low in October, PMI shows

The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum — came close to stalling while rising

November 04, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Euro zone wage growth to rebound slightly next year, ECB says

Wage growth in the euro zone is likely to rebound slightly in the first nine months of next year based on the latest pay deals, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday

November 04, 2026

Election|Political

Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans

Democrats have scored victories in governor’s races in states long controlled by Republicans and captured a majority of governorships for the first time in two decades

November 02, 2026

Economy|Europe

Bundesbank's Nagel joins ECB chorus backing December rate hike

Another European Central Bank rate hike in December seems almost inevitable, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday, joining an already long list of

November 03, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Technology|World

US factory orders beat expectations in September amid broad strength

New orders for US factory goods increased more than expected in September, boosted by bookings for aircraft and a range of other goods, government data showed on Tuesday.

November 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Mexico analysts slightly lift inflation, growth forecasts

Private sector analysts polled by Mexico's central bank edged up their expectations for headline inflation this year and 2027, while also nudging up their economic

November 03, 2026

Economy|Finance|Political

Bank of Canada head says fiscal policy not hitting fight against inflation

The Canadian government's current fiscal policy is not making it harder for the Bank of Canada to fight inflation, Governor Tiff Macklem told the House of Commons finance

November 03, 2026

Business|Finance

Dollar choppy but little changed as Mideast, US midterms weighed

The dollar seesawed between modest gains and losses on Tuesday as investors gauged uncertainty over a possible US-Iran deal and the outcome of US

November 03, 2026

Economy|Finance

Brazil's Lula not weighing proposal to slash interest rates, minister says

Brazil's re-elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not considering a proposal from an influential economist to slash benchmark interest rates as a

November 03, 2026

Finance

Brazil economists raise inflation, rate forecasts after Lula reelection

Private-sector economists raised their forecasts for Brazil's inflation and interest rates in the first weekly central bank poll since left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula

November 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Global financial markets were already fragile. Big AI bets could break them

Financial markets are struggling under the weight of wars, soaring sovereign debt and trade tensions, with signs of trouble showing

November 03, 2026

Uncategorized

Weaker dollar views stick running into US midterms, but strategists brace for resilience: Reuters poll

The US dollar will slip in coming months according to FX strategists polled by Reuters who have clung to their long-held bearish view running into

November 03, 2026

'Fuel of the poor' LPG soars in Pakistan, forcing rickshaw drivers to cut meals

For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan.

November 03, 2026

Arts|Economy|Europe|World

For many Russians, higher utility bills are latest inflation shock

In the Russian capital Moscow, history teacher Polina Ibragimova was shocked when a utility bill arrived that amounted to more than half her monthly pay.

November 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank lifts rates to 18-year high, split vote points to pause ahead

Australia's central bank raised its cash rate to an 18-year high on Tuesday in its fifth hike of the year, though a surprisingly narrow 6-3 vote

November 03, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

El Nino poses 'meaningful risk' of higher inflation in 2027, SF Fed paper says

The El Nino weather pattern that could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in coming months poses a "meaningful risk" of higher US inflation in 2027 even as it

November 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

US manufacturing strengthens in October, input prices stay high

US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand, keeping inflation at the factory gate elevated.

November 02, 2026

Business|Finance|Travel

Marriott lifts annual room revenue growth forecast on resilient travel demand

Hotel operator Marriott International raised its full-year room revenue growth forecast on Monday, betting on strong travel demand to drive bookings across its

November 02, 2026

Economy

US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections

On the eve of elections that will decide whether President Donald Trump's Republican Party keeps control of Congress, voters' minds are on the economy, with high and

November 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Manufacturing solid but strain of energy costs, supply disruptions starts to show

Global manufacturing activity remained solid in October but factories are increasingly showing strain from rising energy costs while

November 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Sterling drifts as BoE rate decision comes into focus

The pound was broadly steady against both the dollar and euro on Monday as investor attention shifted from last week's UK budget to an expected Bank of England rate hike on

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment

Argentina's austerity-hit economy reels towards recession, testing Milei ahead of 2027 vote

At a family-owned factory in Buenos Aires, a machine used to wrap packets of colored socks sits silent.

November 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

French manufacturing back in contraction in October, PMI shows

France's manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in October after expanding for two consecutive months, as new orders fell at the fastest rate since July 2025 and

November 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB will have to raise rates again, extent uncertain, Kazimir says

The European Central Bank will have to raise interest rates again to prevent high inflation from getting entrenched and markets may be underestimating what is needed to

November 02, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

BOJ locks in December hike, but neutral-rate uncertainty muddies outlook

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has all but locked in a December rate hike, but left investors guessing how much further it could go once rates approach

November 02, 2026

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