world economy

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Japan’s government said consumer sentiment on the economy was recovering despite persistent inflation in a monthly report published on Wednesday. In its monthly economic assessment, the government reiterated a cautiously optimistic view that the world’s fourth-largest economy is recovering moderately, while warning of downside risks from U.S. trade policies. “Consumer sentiment itself sank around April …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is negotiating a deal that could commit Taiwan to fresh investment and training of U.S. workers in semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced industries, according to five people familiar with the matter. Under the arrangement, Taiwanese companies including TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, would send new capital and workers to …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Global economic conditions proved more resilient in 2025 than many feared. Despite uncertainty following Donald Trump’s presidential victory, global GDP growth remained steady at around 2.8%, exactly in line with our forecast. As we look ahead to 2026, the global economic outlook is shaped by several unique forces that make the timing and magnitude of …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Retailers in the U.S. are gearing up for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, which kicks off the holiday shopping season that typically account for a third of U.S. retailers’ annual profits. WHY IS IT CALLED ‘BLACK’ FRIDAY? In the early 1960s, police officers in Philadelphia described the chaos that resulted from a large number …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Conflicting signals from the Federal Reserve on the timing and magnitude of U.S. interest rate cuts have accelerated hedging flows into swaptions and derivatives tied to overnight rates, with investors seeking protection against heightened policy uncertainty. Short-term volatility –specifically three-months and under — on longer-dated swaptions such as those on 10-year and 30-year swaps has …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

The British public’s expectations for inflation over the next 12 months fell to 3.7% in November from 4.2% the previous month, a survey by YouGov for the U.S. bank Citi showed on Wednesday. Citi said the reading could boost the chances of a December rate cut by the Bank of England, after British inflation slowed …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Big retailers traditionally spend millions on attracting eyeballs for the holiday season. Now, they’re looking to get noticed by something else – AI agents. Most of this holiday season’s projected $253 billion in U.S. online sales will happen through website visits or standard online searches that favor companies that spend big on search engine ads. …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Germany remained the European Union’s largest net contributor in 2024 despite its ongoing economic crisis, though its payments have fallen sharply from previous years, according to a study by the German Economic Institute IW seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Europe’s largest economy paid 13.1 billion euros ($15.09 billion) more into EU coffers than it received …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 6:00 pm

The world economy is undergoing transformative changes beyond U.S. tariffs and Europe needs to start finding growth at home because its traditional sources of income are drying up, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said. Europe has barely grown since the pandemic as China is crowding it out on key export markets, industry is …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 6:00 pm

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a seven-month low last week, pointing to still-low layoffs, though the labor market is struggling to generate enough jobs for those out of work amid economic uncertainty. The absence of labor market deterioration in the weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 6:00 pm

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods surged in September and shipments of these goods increased solidly, cementing economists’ expectations that economic growth accelerated in the third quarter. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending, jumped 0.9% after an upwardly revised 0.9% increase in August, the Commerce Department’s Census …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 6:00 pm

In his second term, Donald Trump has turned a campaign pledge to punish political opponents into a guiding principle of governance. What began as a provocative rallying cry in March 2023 — “I am your retribution” — has hardened into a sweeping campaign of retaliation against perceived enemies, reshaping federal policy, staffing and law enforcement. …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 11:00 am

Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on their long-term economic prospects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in an annual report on Tuesday. The report said ageing populations have already begun to hinder economic growth in some nations – and that in emerging Europe, the drop in …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 11:00 am

The Federal Reserve’s stance has recently shifted from dovish to hawkish and back again, leaving investors uncertain about the prospect of aggressive U.S. interest rate cuts next year. But the central bank remains under political pressure to ease quickly. So if history is any guide, we may yet see a sugar rush economy in 2026. …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 26 November 2025 at 11:00 am

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers. Marking the biggest turnout ever for the five-day stretch between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, 186.9 million people will shop, up from 183.4 million last year, the National …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 25 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Germany’s innovation capacity is stagnating, with the country remaining stuck at 12th place in an innovation ranking while competitors including the United States, Britain and France make significant gains, a study showed on Tuesday. The Innovation Indicator 2025, presented by Germany industry association BDI and consultancy Roland Berger, found Germany particularly weak in future technologies …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 25 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

European Central Bank policy is in a “good place” the Dutch and Irish central bank governors said on Tuesday, repeating the bank’s long-standing mantra that has kept expectations for further rate cuts muted. “When it comes to inflation itself… I think we’re in a good place right now,” Irish central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf told …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 25 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

India’s economy likely grew 7.3% in the July–September quarter, according to a Reuters poll of economists, underpinned by strong rural and government expenditure even as private capital spending remained subdued. Household consumption, which accounts for roughly 60% of the economy, strengthened in the previous quarter as rural spending improved on better agricultural output. Urban demand …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 25 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

The AI boom is providing significant recurring revenue streams for a small but growing list of corporates in the U.S., while at the same time increasing their dependence on a few counterparties, according to a recent report by Fitch Ratings. These corporates, which are in the technology, utilities, and real estate sectors, are committing high …

by hellenicshippingnews… on 25 November 2025 at 10:00 pm

Early signs on Japan’s annual wage negotiations for next year point to another round of solid pay hikes despite profit pressure from U.S. tariffs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates further. The wage outlook has drawn renewed attention after BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted “a bit more …