17 h. ago Asian shares are sharply lower, Tokyo tumbles 4%, after Wall Street retreat

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were sharply lower on Monday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 falling more than 4% after another wipeout slammed Wall Street. Worries are building over a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because households are afraid to spend due to the trade war. U.S. futures and […]

Events

23 h. ago Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week

A fragile ceasefire in the Black Sea brings hope for a boost in global shipments of wheat from Europe’s breadbasket. The US is set to release its latest corn plantings report, signaling future output for the world’s largest exporter of the grain. And energy traders across the world are hot for US liquefied natural gas.

Culture

58 h. ago Charting the Global Economy: US Inflation Picks Up Before Tariffs

Consumer spending was weaker than expected again in February while a key inflation metric picked up, in a double whammy for the US economy before the brunt of tariffs.

Economics

3 d. ago US Consumer Spending Barely Rises, Key Inflation Gauge Picks Up

Consumer spending was weaker than expected again in February while a key inflation metric picked up, in a double whammy for the economy before the brunt of tariffs.

Economics

5 d. ago Sri Lanka Central Bank Chief Says Policy Rate Is Appropriate

Sri Lanka’s central bank governor said monetary policy is “appropriate” right now, as the South Asian nation’s economy and inflation are moving in line with their goals.

Events

1 week ago Varcoe: Rising prices or slowing economy — Bank of Canada faces test picking priority amid tariff war

The on-again, off-again nature of the threat of tariffs is already clouding the investment climate and consumers' spending intentions

Economics

2 w. ago Charting the Global Economy: Tariffs Fuel US Inflation Concerns

Anxiety is building quickly among US consumers about the likely impact from US tariffs on the economy and their pocketbooks.

Economics

3 w. ago Wall Street Wonders When Trump Steps In as Stocks Keep Falling

As stocks traded near records despite threats from President Donald Trump’s trade policies, sticky inflation and a suddenly fragile economy, strategists theorized an invisible hand was at work: Trump’s.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump National Address to Test Economic Message Amid Price Fears

Donald Trump’s primetime address Tuesday night from Capitol Hill — billed as a chronicle of his “Renewal of the American Dream” — comes at a critical juncture early in his second term, as voters who elected him to tackle inflation and improve the economy are beginning to weigh the impact of his agenda.

Society

4 w. ago China’s Congress to Chart Course for Global Commodities Prices

China’s annual congress meets against a backdrop of industrial overcapacity, a still-floundering property market and the prospect of a worsening trade war with the US. Decisions on all these challenges by the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials could be decisive for global commodities markets.

Economics

last month Charting the Global Economy: Rocky Start to Year for US Growth

US consumer spending weakened and the merchandise trade deficit widened markedly at the start of the year, pointing to a downshift in the world’s largest economy.

Culture