Pakistan is running two demanding reform programs at once, and they don’t obviously fit together. On one track, the IMF is pressing for stricter fiscal controls,...
Russia’s oil and gas revenue fell 22% in the first eleven months of 2025, and the pressure has only intensified since the United States imposed primary...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and US President Donald Trump have agreed to “intensify” trade negotiations, but the détente followed one of the more...
The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee held its benchmark borrowing rate steady on July 29, keeping it in a range of 3.5% to 3.75% — but the...
The IMF’s Executive Board completed Pakistan’s third review of its 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and second review of its Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) on...
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5%-3.75% on July 29, 2026, but the more consequential detail was the vote itself: 9-3, with...
Four major UK forecasters — the OBR, the Bank of England-adjacent IFS, NIESR, and RSM UK — are converging on a similar diagnosis for 2026: an...
Indonesia is pitching an estimated $121 billion in investment opportunities to build an integrated national EV battery ecosystem, with officials arguing the country is uniquely positioned...
Singapore’s family office count crossed 2,000 for the first time in 2025, with combined assets under management reaching $66.8 billion — a 43% jump year-on-year, according...
China’s home prices have now fallen for more than four and a half years — a household wealth shock comparable in scale to the 2008 U.S....