US consumer spending barely rose in January after economic growth was weaker than previously reported at the end of last year, suggesting the economy lost some momentum before the war with Iran.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the war in the Middle East will test global economic ...

Japan’s economy expanded in the final quarter of 2025 more than initially reported thanks to stronger corporate investment, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urges further spending to develop key ...

China’s consumer spending may have booked the worst start to any year outside the pandemic, highlighting the challenge to a government that has targeted a bigger role for domestic demand.

Australia’s central bank is set to deliver back-to-back interest-rate increases on Tuesday driven by the war in Iran and a ...

I’ve long thought that calling Adam Smith the father of economics seriously understates his significance. In some ways he was indeed the first economist, and The Wealth of Nations, published 250 years ...

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South Africa’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2025, helped by stronger output in the agriculture, trade and finance industries.

With “energy dominance” comes great turbulence. President Donald Trump’s open-ended war against Iran reflects a US seemingly ...

India’s growth is at risk from the crisis in the Middle East if the conflict endures and disrupts oil supplies from the region that meet a large share of demand in the world’s third-largest oil ...