"Energy markets remain the key transmission mechanism from regional tension/conflict to the rest of the world economy."
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise U.S. concerns about Beijing’s military assistance to Russia during an upcoming meeting in China later this month. "What we have seen over the past months is that there have been materials moving from China to Russia that Russia
Sustained rise in prices of staple food items in the market, Nigeria has recorded an unprecedented food inflation rate of 40%
Builders and tradies have been battling fast-rising prices for materials and labour but data suggests price growth is slowing. The slowdown in new construction, with dwelling approvals trending below average, has helped dampen growth in costs, CoreLogic economist Kaytlin Ezzy said. The property data firm’s construction cost indicator recorded a 0.8 per cent increase in […]
The United States urged European powers to increase pressure on China at a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy on Thursday, as Washington accuses Beijing of helping Russia's military expansion. The Americans hope in particular that European nations will pressure China to reduce military support for Russia, at a time
Adverse consumer reaction to autonomous driving technology's checkered past can be offset by a considered and well-communicated development strategy, analyst says.
Tesco has said price pressures on grocers have eased as it reported bumper
Experts found that 51% of adults said they are 'often overwhelmed' from moment they get out of bed. The new survey, which polled 2,000 adults found 47% feel busier now than they ever have before
SHANGHAI: China's economy is expected to have slowed in the first three months of the year as it continues to be buffeted by a debilitating property sector crisis and flagging consumer activity. Beijing officials last month set a target of around
Argentina's govt (and a bot) say inflation easing. Shoppers aren't so sure (First column, 11th story, link)
Asia's equity and bond markets on Thursday get their first chance to react to Wednesday's sizzling U.S. inflation report, and all the signs are investors should hold on to their hats. The moves in the dollar and Treasury yields, in particular, are an aggressive tightening of financial conditions for corporate and sovereign borrowers in emerging markets, and Asian markets will feel the squeeze on Thursday. Perhaps most eye-catching of all, from an Asian market perspective, was the Japanese...
China has issued its own travel warnings for the U.S., and criticized what it says is increasing harassment of Chinese nationals by U.S. agents at ports of entry.