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Eurozone Business Activity Picks Up Faster Than Expected

Eurozone Business Activity Picks Up Faster Than Expected

Private-sector activity in the euro area expanded in February at a stronger pace than anticipated, signaling that recovery across ...

RBNZ Won’t Be Trigger-Happy When It Comes to Rate Increases, Chief Economist Says

RBNZ Won’t Be Trigger-Happy When It Comes to Rate Increases, Chief Economist Says

New Zealand’s central bank is expected to focus on a somewhat troubling inflation problem, but avoid any urge to rush toward raisi...

Fed’s Daly Says Policy ‘In a Good Place’ as Officials Assess AI’s Effect on Economy

Fed’s Daly Says Policy ‘In a Good Place’ as Officials Assess AI’s Effect on Economy

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said that monetary policy is “in a good place” and that officials at the central...

Japan Inflation Cools, Giving BOJ More Room to Operate

Japan Inflation Cools, Giving BOJ More Room to Operate

Consumer inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, climbed 2.0% in January from a year earlier, compared with December’s 2....

Mexico Overtakes Canada as No. 1 Destination For U.S. Exports

Mexico Overtakes Canada as No. 1 Destination For U.S. Exports

Commerce Department figures indicated the U.S. shipped $337.9 billion in goods to Mexico in 2025, overtaking Canada, where U.S. ex...

Fed’s Miran Now Sees a Less Accommodative Rate Path

Fed’s Miran Now Sees a Less Accommodative Rate Path

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran dialed back his calls for how deeply the Fed should cut rates this year, telling an intervi...

A low supply of cattle is helping to keep beef prices elevated

A low supply of cattle is helping to keep beef prices elevated

U.S. cattle herds are at the lowest level in 75 years, putting a premium on the protein.

U.S. Leading Indicators Forecast Slow Start to 2026

U.S. Leading Indicators Forecast Slow Start to 2026

The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, published by research group The Conference Board, fell by 0.2% in December to 97.6, after fall...

U.S. Pending-Home Sales Slipped Again in January

U.S. Pending-Home Sales Slipped Again in January

The number of homes going under contract in the U.S. fell again in January, according to a monthly index.

Philadelphia Area Manufacturing Activity Rises Again

Philadelphia Area Manufacturing Activity Rises Again

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region climbed again in February, with future expectations for growth jumping, a monthl...

U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in December

U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in December

The U.S. trade deficit jumped in December, the latest leg of a turbulent year for America’s trading relationships under the steep ...

Debt held by the public will balloon to more than $56 trillion by 2036 as annual deficits continue to mount, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office

Debt held by the public will balloon to more than $56 trillion by 2036 as annual deficits continue to mount, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office

America’s debt will be more than 100% of U.S. gross domestic product by later this year, the Congressional Budget Office projects....

China Should Shift Economic Gears to Consumption-Led Growth, IMF Says

China Should Shift Economic Gears to Consumption-Led Growth, IMF Says

The world’s second-largest economy is built on a growth model that faces increasing challenges, top IMF officials said in a statem...

Indonesia’s Central Bank Holds Rates to Maintain Rupiah Stability

Indonesia’s Central Bank Holds Rates to Maintain Rupiah Stability

Indonesia’s central bank delivered a fourth consecutive rate hold on Thursday, a widely expected decision amid continued weakness ...

Philippine Central Bank Delivers Another Rate Cut as Economy Slows

Philippine Central Bank Delivers Another Rate Cut as Economy Slows

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lowered its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% from 4.50% on Thur...

Fed officials signaled little appetite for reducing interest rates at their meeting last month, with most indicating they wanted to see further progress on inflation before considering any further cuts

Fed officials signaled little appetite for reducing interest rates at their meeting last month, with most indicating they wanted to see further progress on inflation before considering any further cuts

Some officials favored more neutral language—pushing back against the prospect of reducing interest rates.

The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generations? writes Greg Ip.

The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generations? writes Greg Ip.

The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generation...

Industrial Production Increased in January

Industrial Production Increased in January

U.S. industrial output charged ahead in January, according to data published by the Federal Reserve.

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