UK consumer sentiment sinks on fiscal worries, trade body says
British consumers have grown more gloomy over the past month following the new Labour government’s removal of a welfare benefit…
Deepening China-ASEAN cooperation powers global growth
The constantly growing economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to further stabilize…
UNCTAD chief calls for permanent sovereign debt restructuring system
The global financial architecture needs a permanent mechanism for restructuring sovereign debt, as measures currently in place have fallen short…
US weekly jobless claims at four-month low; corporate profits revised up
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, suggesting that the…
China to issue $284 bln of sovereign debt this year to help revive economy, sources say
China plans to issue special sovereign bonds worth about 2 trillion yuan ($284.43 billion) this year as part of a…
War and weather weigh on economic growth again, says EBRD
War and extreme weather are weighing on economic growth in countries covered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…
Russia’s Novak: Russia may lift gasoline export ban in case of supply surplus – Interfax
Russia may lift a gasoline export ban if there is a supply surplus, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing…
Belgium calls for EU ban on Russian LNG as imports rise, FT reports
Belgium has urged the European Union to ban Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), warning that companies cannot break long-term contracts…
Indonesia’s Bulog awards eighth rice tender to Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand; Pakistan wins 8 lots
Indonesia’s state procurement agency Bulog has awarded its eighth rice purchase tender of 2024 to Pakistan, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand,…
USMX tries to force ILA back to contract talks with NLRB complaint
Ocean carriers and marine terminals allege the International Longshoremen’s Association is violating US labor law by refusing to return to…