World economy
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Can a consumption boost save India’s slowing economy?
Brigade Road (Main Shopping Street), Bangalore, Karnataka, India Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big […]
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Chinese consumer confidence ‘really bad’ during Lunar New Year period, strategist says
Shaun Rein, founder and managing director of China Market Research Group, discusses the Chinese economy. Source
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South Korea has a big household debt problem. The country’s unique rental system may be to blame
Illuminated residential buildings and houses at dusk in Mokpo, South Korea, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks, by and large, have one overarching mandate: to ensure price stability and control inflation in a country. Policymakers in South Korea need to contend with another responsibility: managing high household debt. […]
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Ontario to remove U.S. alcohol from shelves after Trump’s tariffs announcement
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a campaign stop at Walker Construction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, January 31, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Ontario will pull all American alcohol from its government-run liquor shelves beginning Tuesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian imports. Outlets of the Liquor Control Board […]
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump’s tariffs
Canadian, Mexican and Chinese flags. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed long-threatened tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — and it didn’t take long for the countries to respond. Trump signed an order slapping 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty […]
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‘Tariffs are not the answer’: Industry and corporate leaders react to Trump duties on Mexico, Canada and China
Aerial view of trucks queueing next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images Industry and corporate leaders are weighing in after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through with his threat to […]
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Inside the planning for Trump’s new tariffs war, from the biggest company to the smallest family business
President Trump is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on China, making a signature campaign promise and core economic philosophy of his administration reality, with implications for everything from oil to autos to the U.S consumer. But for many companies across the economy, the preparations for a […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How China’s DeepSeek could benefit India
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story This week, on my CNBC-issued three-year-old laptop, I ran a powerful artificial intelligence model […]
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“Can your private bank do this?”: Fintech firms target Singapore’s wealthy with feature-rich apps
Businesswoman managing finance and investment online, reading financial trading data and making financial plan with smartphone. Online banking. Banking, investment and financial trading concept D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The private banking industry, long defined by exclusivity, discretion and personalized service by relationship managers, is in the crosshairs of fintech firms that want a […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: A slowing economy hasn’t dimmed India’s allure at Davos
The World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. […]
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