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U.S. Import Prices Rise 0.3% in June as Export Prices Fall 0.6%, BLS Reports
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (994+ words) U.S. import prices continued their upward trajectory in June, although at a slower pace than in the previous two months, while export prices recorded their first monthly decline in more than a year, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau…...
Statement on the German defence budget 2027: a lot of money, the wrong priorities
1+ week, 2+ day ago (556+ words) finchannel Statement on the German defence budget 2027: a lot of money, the wrong priorities Johannes Binder, advisor to the President and a researcher specialising in defence economics at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the German defence…...
Germany’s GDP is expected to grow by only 0.8 percent in 2026
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (561+ words) finchannel Germany’s GDP is expected to grow by only 0.8 percent in 2026 Share The German economy continues to face opposing forces. While fiscal policy is providing expansionary stimulus, the consequences of the Iran war are weighing on economic momentum. The FINANCIAL…...
Section 122: The Trump Administration’s Illegal Stopgap
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (474+ words) A policy analysis by Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon of the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.examines how President Donald Trump’s post–Supreme Court tariff strategy, grounded in Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, has triggered a legal and economic…...
Asia-Pacific Growth Outlook Darkens as Middle East Conflict Fuels Inflation and Economic Uncertainty
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) The conflict in the Middle East is casting a longer economic shadow over Asia and the Pacific, unsettling already fragile conditions marked by global uncertainty. A new report from the United Nations warns that disruptions to energy supplies, commodity markets,…...
Study reveals family office investment strategies shift as younger generations take a bigge role
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (561+ words) Family office investment strategies are shifting as younger generations take a bigger role, new research from Ocorian, the specialist global provider of services to high-net-worth individuals and family offices, financial institutions, asset managers and corporates, shows (please see the attached…...
Gold Retreats Toward $5,050 as the Dollar Strengthens Amid Geopolitical Tensions and U.S. Data
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) Gold prices posted another decline on March 5, 2026, extending the losses seen earlier in the week and moving closer to the $ 5,050-per-ounce level. The precious metal was mainly pressured by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, amid rising geopolitical uncertainty and economic…...
What Happened to Maidenhead? Michael Shanly on How a Thames Valley Town Lost Its Way—and How It's Finding Its Way Back
5+ mon, 21+ hour ago (887+ words) Maidenhead should have had everything going for it. A beautiful stretch of the Thames. A historic bridge. Excellent rail connections to London. Proximity to both countryside and capital. Yet by the 2000s, the town had become a byword for decline—labelled…...