Malaysia delivered one of the standout growth surprises among Southeast Asian economies this year, with confirmed second-quarter GDP data showing...
Indonesia’s economy expanded 5.29% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, comfortably beating forecasts and extending a run of growth that has outpaced most consensus estimates...
China’s headline growth numbers still look respectable at first glance. GDP expanded 4.3% year-on-year in the June quarter, down from 5.0% in the first quarter, bringing...
Introduction July 1, 2026 was supposed to be a milestone for North American trade certainty. Instead, the mandatory review deadline for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)...
Singapore’s economy grew 5.7% year-on-year in Q2 2026, beating consensus forecasts of 5.5% but decelerating from Q1’s revised 6.3% pace. Manufacturing, powered by an AI-related semiconductor...
The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% on July 15, extending a pause that began after its final cut in October 2025, while...
UK inflation held at 2.8% in May 2026, unchanged from April, but the Bank of England’s own forward guidance tells a less reassuring story: Governor Andrew...
Russia’s GDP contracted 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, and full-year growth projections have been cut to just 0.4%, worse than 2025’s 1% expansion...
Most headlines on Russia’s economy in July 2026 focus on the latest sanctions package or oil price cap negotiation. The more important story is structural: the...
The July 1, 2026 mandatory review deadline for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement passed without a renewal deal, triggering a decade-long review process that could leave the...