BOJ’s message: Food inflation can’t be ignored even as Trump tariffs raise risks
The Bank of Japan’s meeting last week passed with no surprises, but for a careful BOJ watcher its message on…
What Europe stands to lose from Trump’s latest threatened tariffs
Anxiety levels are rising in Europe When the US is your most important trading partner and it’s threatening still more…
Six year legal fight: how Istanbul’s mayor became Erdogan’s prime target
It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials “idiots” for cancelling his…
US trade officials to visit India for trade talks amid tariff concerns
A delegation of officials from the United States will visit India from March 25-29 for trade talks with Indian officials,…
China rolls out new rules to step up countermeasures to foreign sanctions
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed an order to implement new rules for strengthening China’s countermeasures to foreign sanctions, the…
Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump
Danish traveller Kennet Brask loved his fishing trip to Florida two years ago and was planning to return this year.…
German growth edges up in March as manufacturing production rises, PMI shows
Business activity in Germany’s private sector rose at the quickest rate for ten months in March, amid a first increase…
Russian economy faces slowing growth as war drags on, Bank of Finland says
Russia’s economic growth is expected to slow this year and in 2026-2027 but a full-blown economic crisis is unlikely despite…
US crude imports from Canada fall to two-year low after tariff developments, EIA data shows
U.S. crude imports from Canada fell to the lowest in two years as U.S. net crude imports also sank, after…
China’s fuel oil imports rise as traders rush deliveries amid tax policy changes
China’s fuel oil imports rose 6.8% in the first two months of 2025 from the same period last year, data…