World economy
Israel targets Iran’s defense ministry as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
Emergency and rescue soldiers search for trapped people around heavily damaged buildings after an overnight missile strike from Iran on June 15, 2025 in Bat Yam Israel. Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear […]
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UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ spending plans risk creating ‘a snowball effect’ that pushes borrowing costs higher
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing | […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: From Shein to iPhones: India’s manufacturing moment is here
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. Each weekday, CNBC’s “Inside India” news show gives you news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: AI hits an already weak jobs market
College graduates of the class of 2025 seek jobs at a special job fair for the new food and biomedicine industries in Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu Province, China, on June 8, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis […]
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World Bank sharply cuts global growth outlook on trade turbulence
Cargo shipping containers are loaded with cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images The World Bank sharply cut its global economic growth projections Tuesday, citing disruption from trade uncertainty in particular. It now expects the […]
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U.S. travelers are cutting back on summer Europe trips — but Chinese tourists are making up for it
Tourists and locals enjoy a warm spring day with high temperatures in El Postiguet Beach. Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. tourists seem to be cutting back on summer trips to Europe — but Chinese travelers are more than making up for it, a study found. Data from the European Travel Commission […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Wall Street and investors turn bullish on India after two turbulent quarters
Stock traders monitor share prices during an intra-day trading session at a brokerage house in Mumbai on April 8, 2025. Asian and European markets battled on April 8 to recover from the previous day’s tariff-fuelled collapse. US President Donald Trump slapped a flat 26 percent tariff on imports from India last week, with New Delhi […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: AI integration gives China supply chains an even greater advantage
A humanoid robot from UBTech moves a load onto an automated guided vehicle (AGV) in an electric car factory for Geely-backed Zeekr on Aug. 5, 2024, in Ningbo, Zhejiang province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings […]
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U.S. growth forecast cut sharply by OECD as Trump tariffs sour global outlook
Old Navy and Gap retail stores are seen as people walk through Times Square in New York City on April 9, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Economic growth forecasts for the U.S. and globally were cut further by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as President Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil weighs […]
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France’s Macron calls on Europe and Asia to unite as U.S.-China tensions flare
TOPSHOT – France’s President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a meeting with Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong sat the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Nhac Nguyen | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday […]
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