US stocks wavered on Friday, hovering near record highs as signs of strength in the economy provided the buoyancy that Netflix's (NFLX) earnings report lacked. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq trimmed early ...

Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised Mr Jerome Powell for being “too late” in cutting interest rates. Read more at straitstimes ...

TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 per cent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday (Jul 18), piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. T ...

The latest on Trump's tariffs. On the downside, Netflix's second quarter results failed to enthuse the market, pulling the ...

Q2 2025 saw a reversal of many first quarter factor trends. After lagging steeply in several regions in Q1, Momentum ...

Trump is unlikely to further delay tariffs; significantly higher tariffs will be imposed on August 1st. Read why investors ...

In economic projections issued in June, Fed officials expected PCE inflation to hit 3% by the end of this year but still ...

The group's chief economist Johann Els laments SA’s skills deficit and overly regulated labour market, saying nothing is ...

The Bank of Japan will warn of uncertainty over the impact of U.S. tariffs in a quarterly report due this month, but may ...

The US President has ‘chickened out’ of harsh tariffs before. Even if he doesn’t back off from his August levies, US ...

Michael Froman is president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as US Trade Representative in the Obama administration and in a variety of senior economic positions in the Clinton and Obama ...