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 ...

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 ...

President Trump on Wednesday said he would be sending letters to over 150 countries as he plans a barrage of duties to take ...

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 ...

USD/CAD attracts some sellers as Fed Governor Waller’s dovish remarks undermine the USD. Reduced Fed rate cut bets help limit ...