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U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Friday, as market participants assessed the prospect of major central banks implementing further interest rate hikes to curb soaring inflation.

In 2021, the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce announced several large economic projects that were set to take place in the coming months. Now in 2022, these projects are starting to wrap up.

Disappointing eurozone business activity data and comments from Federal Reserve chair add to cloudy outlook.

In normal times, determining the direction of the U.S. economy through the interpretation of economic indicators is straightforward. However, soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and increased ambiguity in the economy right now make it harder to interpret the details of the economic data. Economists typically consider a wide array of economic data when making projections […]

Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech Wednesday evening, in which he decried sanctions as “weaponizing” the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges. Xi, who spoke at a business forum ahead of the virtual summit Thursday […]

An EU-style common market, talks on Palestine, Israel and Iran, vital for regional growth and security, say officials.

Rouse was asked if focusing on Build Back Better and spending more money was ‘tone deaf’.

Clear majority in poll predict UK recession, see pound sinking

The New York Times published a new episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” on Friday featuring an interview with Rana Foroohar, CNN’s global economic analyst and a Financial Times columnist. In the interview, Foroohar called for a ‘kinder’ and more environmentally friendly economy, and said inflation must occur in the short term to achieve those […]

The price of a bitcoin has inched above $20,000 after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the psychological threshold a day earlier.

Campaigners say curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan means Trump-era waiver must be removed.