Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found The Guardian - US · May 17, 2024
Brazil Raises 2024 GDP Forecast, Expects Higher Inflation Brazil's government raises GDP forecast for 2024, but also predicts higher inflation and terminal rate, emphasizing the need for prudent economic management. Top News · May 16, 2024
Dollar Ends Higher and Gold Falls on Hawkish Fed Comments The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday recovered from an early 5-week low and finished up +0.12%. The dollar found support Thursday from higher T-note yields. Also, comments from Cleveland Fed President Mester and Richmond Fed President Barkin, who said interest rates should stay higher for longer, were bullish for... Barchart · May 16, 2024
Dollar Firms on Higher US T-Note Yields The dollar index (DXY00 ) dollar today recovered from an early 5-week low and is up +0.25%. The dollar is seeing support from a rebound in T-note yields. Today’s US economic reports were mixed for the dollar. The dollar was undercut by dovish comments from New York Fed President Williams,... Barchart · May 16, 2024
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 40,000 points for first time; UK reality TV stars charged over FX scheme – as it happened Strong quarterly results and hope of interest rate cuts drive DJIA to new alltime high The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
South Korea's GDP And Inflation Forecasts Raised By Think Tank Korea Development Institute raises GDP and inflation forecasts, signaling economic growth and resilience in South Korea. Top News · May 16, 2024
Japan Economy Suffers Worse-than-expected Contraction Of 0.5% Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, in further bad news for its unpopular government. International Business Times · May 16, 2024
The YIMBY Napkin Checking the credibility of Hsieh-Moretti the lazy way. Third in a series of guest-blogging posts. Reason · May 15, 2024
Jeremy Hunt hails wage rises outstripping inflation for 10th month in a row as economy bounces back Official figures on the ‘wages recovery’ come just days after GDP growth jumped 0.6% in first three months of the year Evening Standard · May 14, 2024
Brace for Big Tax Hikes in 2026 Unless Congress Acts The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires at the end of 2025, with a high price tag for most Americans. Reason · May 13, 2024
'Finally a good news story for the UK' as GDP grows at fastest pace in more than two years The City was basking in a rare glow of “genuinely strong” economic news today Evening Standard · May 10, 2024
Stock Index Futures Climb as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Grow, Fed Speak and ECB Minutes in Focus June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are up +0.40%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are up +0.44% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session in the green as higher-than-expected applications for U.S. unemployment benefits bolstered the case for rate cuts, with investors looking… Barchart · May 10, 2024
Latest GDP figures offer some better news – but boom-boom Britain it ain’t While the government will seize on any crumbs of comfort it can find, the bigger picture on growth tells a different story The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024
UK Exits Recession With 0.6% GDP Growth UK emerges from recession with 0.6% GDP growth, exceeding expectations and signaling potential economic recovery. Top News · May 10, 2024
Evening Standard · May 10, 2024 FTSE 100 Live 10 May: UK exits recession as GDP grows faster than thought, index at another record A forecast and recession beating GDP figure of 0.6% today showed the UK’s strongest expansion in over two years.
Evening Standard · May 10, 2024 Britain's recession is officially over as economy grows faster than expected in first quarter GDP was 0.4% higher in March and up 0.6% in the first quarter as a whole
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024 FTSE 100 hits new closing high after UK economy escapes recession with fastest growth since 2021 – as it happened Short, shallow recession is over, as UK economy grows faster than forecast in January-March quarter, by 0.6%, fastest quarterly growth in over two years
Evening Standard · May 9, 2024 Saudi forces given 'licence to kill' to clear way for $500billion development A colonel in the Saudi army has claimed a villager was shot dead protesting against a huge project to boost the country’s GDP
International Business Times · May 9, 2024 UK's Cameron Urges NATO Countries To Boost Defence Spending UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday urged NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a major speech in which he called for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy.
International Business Times · May 8, 2024 Mexico Needs American Corn Farmers Over Protectionism Under such an import ban, food insecurity levels could double or even triple in the nine poorest Mexican states. Mexico's GDP could fall by nearly $12 billion over 10 years.
Top News · May 8, 2024 Thai Business Group Lowers 2024 GDP Growth Forecast Thai business group revises 2024 GDP growth forecast due to economic concerns and pandemic uncertainties.
StockNews.com · May 6, 2024 3 China Stocks With Potential to Soar With the higher-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter, China seems on track to achieve its GDP target of around 5% in 2024 despite the struggling real estate market. Thus, fundamentally solid China stocks Sunlands Technology (STG), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), and X Financial (XYF) could be ideal buys now.…
Top News · May 6, 2024 Indonesia's Q1 GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations Indonesia's economy shows resilience with strong Q1 GDP growth, driven by domestic consumption and government stimulus.
Top News · May 1, 2024 Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP Contracts 1.8% Due To Oil Sector Saudi Arabia's economy contracted in Q1 due to oil sector challenges and COVID-19 impact. Vision 2030 aims to diversify for resilience.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024 Eurozone escapes recession; UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high – as it happened Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction