China: Lenders move toward high-quality growth
Preliminary 2025 results from 11 A-share listed banks show most lenders delivering simultaneous revenue and profit growth, reinforcing evidence that…
US House passes measure rejecting Trump’s trade tariffs on Canada
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening voted in favor of a measure aimed at terminating the national emergency…
Germany’s Current Account Surplus Steady in December
Germany’s current account surplus was broadly unchanged at €16.1 billion in December 2025, compared with €16.2 billion in the same…
Greece Inflation Eases Slightly in January
The annual inflation rate in Greece edged down to 2.5% in January 2026 from a four-month high of 2.6% in…
World ‘under pressure from the US and China’
A bleak picture of the world economy under pressure from misaligned policies in both the US and China has been…
Citi pushes back Fed rate cuts to May after blowout January jobs report
Citi said it now sees the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in May instead of March, after January nonfarm payrolls…
US Existing Home Sales Fall the Most in 4 Years
Existing home sales in the United States sank by 8.4% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.91…
US Initial Jobless Claims Hold Near 8-Week High
Initial jobless claims in the US inched down by 5,000 from the previous week to 227,000 in the first reading…
IIF Asia Economic Views: India — Doubling down on structural reforms: EU and U.S. trade deals agreed
The government is doubling down on economic reforms to ease the cost of doing business and spur private investment. Decisive…
Reeves says ‘more to do’ after sluggish GDP growth
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there is “more to do” after the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.…