In the days after Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te took office in May, China launched military drills in the Taiwan Strait and waters surrounding the island....
Forecasters expect a monthly report on US consumer prices to show the smallest back-to-back increases in underlying inflation since last summer, adding to the case for...
Masoud Pezeshkian, the reformist president-elect of Iran, clocked a narrow win over a hard-line candidate in the Islamic Republic’s election Sunday. But given the long-term priorities...
Australia’s superannuation sector is unusually high profile and political within its home jurisdiction, at least compared with other countries. Much handwringing takes place in both the...
Fed’s impact on markets: Powell’s take on jobs and inflation As the Federal Reserve marks its 75th anniversary, investors eagerly anticipate Chair Jerome Powell’s address, which...
VOTE … Denver voters will decide on this issue this November PUBLISHED ON July 8, 2024 If passed, the “Prohibition of Slaughterhouses” ordinance would prevent the...
The lack of any clear winner in the French elections is being viewed with some relief by investors, who speculated that there’s unlikely to be any...
OSHA proposal aims to protect workers from extreme heat On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced the new rule to protect outdoor workers, if it’s adopted it...
The United Kingdom’s left-leaning Labour Party won — and won big — in the country’s national elections on Thursday, returning to power after 14 years of...
Kenya, one of east Africa’s more economically developed and democratically stable countries, has been rocked this week by a political crisis that reveals the deep cracks...
After losing a Toronto-area riding that’s been solidly Liberal for decades, questions — and doubts — hang over the political prospects of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
One strange thing about the American unemployment insurance (UI) system — which provides weekly payments to jobless people who meet certain criteria — is that it’s...