The average advertised rent in London also hit a fresh high in the first quarter of 2024
According to Oxford Economics, global food prices are expected to decline in 2024, offering some relief for shoppers.
Prices for luxury homes in the United States have reached a record high, rising nearly nine percent in the first quarter of 2024, twice as much as the prices of non-luxury homes.
Average advertised rents in London are now 5.3 per cent higher than last year, but there are signs that the pace of price increases are slowing, a leading property portal has found.
Petrol prices have hit record highs across major capital cities, with the spike in prices a result of rising wholesale costs, high oil prices and a weak Australian dollar.
Royal Caribbean saw stronger-than-usual demand as Americans take to the seas. More than half the cruise operator's earnings growth stemmed from price hikes. Its share price was near a record-high on Friday and up 17 percent this year
Though global cocoa prices have soared to a record high in April, farmers in Ghana are struggling to make ends meet. The government’s local pricing system has left many cocoa farmers frustrated and hopeless. In the Afigya Kwabre district of Ghana’s Ashanti region, people like Kingsley Owusu are known for growing Ghana’s leading cash crop. Owusu […]
An intense heatwave is sweeping through Southeast Asia, and maximum temperatures measured in several parts of northern and central Vietnam ranged from 40.2 to 44.0 degrees Celsius
In the 2023 MLS season, the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC played at the Rose Bowl in front of 82,110 spectators. That set the record as the biggest crowd for an MLS game in history. With the two meeting at the hallowed stadium again this July, MLS commissioner Don Garber expects an equally immense crowd In the 2023 MLS season, the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC played at the Rose Bowl in front of 82,110 spectators. That set the record as the biggest crowd for an MLS game in history. With the two...
There are 20% more homes on the market than this time last year, Zoopla says. However, mortgage rate rises are causing some to avoid buying or moving. Supply and demand imbalance could lead to price falls, some experts suggest
China's state planner expects an intensified price war among automakers of electric cars and plug-in hybrids this year because of overhanging supply, among other issues, the government body said in a statement on Monday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) expected more than 110 new energy vehicle models among a total of 150 new cars launched this year, intensifying competition. NDRC also estimated the market demand for new energy vehicles, including EVs and plug-in hybrids,...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Prices of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China's Southern Shenzhen city, a metropolis with high EV adoption, have fallen 5% to 10% this year, the country's state planner said on Monday.BYD and Denza cars have been leading the price cuts with reductions of 7.15% to 9.7% to the prices of five models in April compared to those at the beginning of the year, according to a statement of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).NDRC cited oversupply, falling battery...