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48+ min ago  (130+ words) Israel's economy contracted at an annualized rate of 3. 3% in the first quarter of 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 2. 9% growth in the fourth quarter of 2025. It was the first contraction in the economy since the second quarter of 2025, due to the impact…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (448+ words) Latest data from Rightmove shows the average asking price of a property coming to market rose by 1. 2% in May to "378, 304, exceeding the typical seasonal increase for this time of year. However, the headline figures mask widening regional divergence, with northern…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (156+ words) Trading View NZX 50 Falls to Near 3-Week Low The NZX 50 dropped 75 points, or 0. 6%, to 12, 890 in Monday morning trading, retreating for the fifth consecutive session and marking its lowest level since April 29, tracking declines in U. S. futures amid renewed escalation in US-Iran…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (541+ words) (May 18): With no clear-cut end in sight to the Iran war, investors enter a new week under the spell of its key economic consequence: rising global interest rates, and the inflation threat they signal. The S&P 500 Index fellthe most…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (174+ words) The government recorded an oversubscription of its treasury bills for the second week running. According to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the Treasury exceeded its target by 34. 8%. The government received GH5. 7 billion of the total bids, but accepted…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (239+ words) American voters have become more pessimistic about the economy since the start of the conflict with Iran, according to a CBS News poll released Sunday. More than three out of four respondents said they felt "concerned" about the economy, while…...

16+ min ago  (201+ words) Gold remains under pressure as rising U. S. inflation expectations, stronger Treasury yields, and persistent dollar strength outweigh geopolitical tensions and ongoing uncertainty surrounding global trade and China-related market risks....

6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (308+ words) Kenya's total public and publicly guaranteed debt rose to KSh 12. 84 trillion at the end of February 2026, the highest level on record, pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio to 69. 5% and narrowing the gap to the 73. 4% peak recorded in 2023, according to the National Treasury's…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (493+ words) The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet fell 2. 5 percentage points from the previous survey to 61. 3 percent, with 70. 6 percent of respondents expressing concern about disrupted supplies of petroleum-derived naphtha, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday. In the two-day…...

47+ min ago  (1196+ words) The Central Bank of Nigeria says 63. 3 per cent of Nigerians want interest rates reduced ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for May 19 and 20, 2026. The apex bank disclosed this in its April 2026 Inflation Expectations Survey Report, released by its…...