Economic events
Europe’s central banks are no longer in a ‘good place’ as Iran war upends forecasts
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Before the war on Iran began in late February, Europe’s central banks enjoyed a more benign inflation outlook as […]
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Inside India newsletter: Gold loans are thriving in India — and attracting global investors
Hello, I am Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of Inside India — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. This week, I unpack what’s driving the rapid surge in gold‑loan growth in the world’s second‑largest bullion market. Loans against gold are […]
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Inside India newsletter: Gold loans are thriving in India — and attracting global investors
Hello, I am Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of Inside India — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. This week, I unpack what’s driving the rapid surge in gold‑loan growth in the world’s second‑largest bullion market. Loans against gold are […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as attention turns to Fed rates decision
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury yields were little changed on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision on interest rates, due later in the session. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was down by more […]
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China’s factory output and consumption beat forecasts, while property investment contraction slows
Key Points Retail sales for the first two months of the year rose 2.8% from a year earlier. Industrial output climbed 6.3%, also exceeding expectations for a 5% jump. Investment in fixed assets, which includes property, advanced 1.8% from a year earlier. Urban unemployment rate edged up to 5.3% in the first two months this […]
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Global week ahead: Price pressure in the pipeline
The ECB has announced it will be hiking rates in July and September to counter record inflation. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images U.S. political strategist James Carville famously said he would like to be reincarnated as the bond market because “you can intimidate everyone.” So when bond yields start signaling a problem, the […]
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Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose to start 2026, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and […]
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UK economy fails to grow in January ahead of Iran war energy price shock
People visit a lookout point in Greenwich Park, with the Canary Wharf financial district in the distance, during sunny weather but cold weather in London, U.K., on Jan. 2, 2026. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. economy flatlined in January as growth continued to slow even before the U.S.-Iran war brought about […]
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Inside India newsletter: How the war in the Middle East is set to determine India’s trade route to Europe
This report is from this week’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story India rarely ties its foreign policy to a single partner or bloc. But war has a way of forcing choices. The escalating U.S.–Israel war with Iran is now compelling […]
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Treasury yields gain after sticky February inflation reading, oil price increase
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on March 5, 2026 in New York City. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Treasury yields moved higher on Wednesday as investors weighed a sticky February inflation report and monitored moves in oil prices in the midst […]
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