Gold reached an all-time peak near $5,600 an ounce in January 2026 before easing to an intra-year floor of $4,170, according to J.P. Morgan Global Research,...
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, sworn in on May 22, 2026, used his first appearance at the European Central Bank’s Sintra forum to tie the future...
Dubai recorded 296 home sales above $10 million in the first half of 2026 — a record $5.1 billion in ultra-prime transactions, according to Knight Frank...
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...
Research houses have repeatedly upgraded Malaysia’s 2026 growth forecast through the summer, with Maybank Investment Bank raising its estimate to 4.9% from 4.4%, citing resilient domestic...
Indonesia avoided the worst-case outcome in June 2026 when MSCI declined to reclassify the country from “emerging market” to “frontier market” status, but the index provider...
Pakistan’s Economic Survey for FY2025–26, presented by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in June, recorded GDP growth of 3.7%, the fastest pace in four years and above...
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported second-quarter GDP growth of 4.3%, missing analyst forecasts of 4.5% and falling below Beijing’s own 4.5–5% annual target — the...