Spending rebound staggers as Aussies kick booze, smokes Strong growth in household spending earlier this year is unlikely to be matched, which could ease Reserve Bank fears of a return of inflation pressures. AAP · Oct 1, 2025
UK business confidence plunges to lowest level on record Data from the Institute of Directors (IoD) showed that firms said higher labour costs has been the biggest contributor to growing pessimism. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
German Business Groups Pressure Merz Over Ailing Economy German business associations in talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed the "urgency" of steps to help the ailing economy, one group said Tuesday, with reports describing a stormy encounter. International Business Times · Sep 23, 2025
Trump's Victory Lap On Fed May Age Poorly—Inflation Still Has Teeth President Donald Trump may be celebrating his long-awaited victory over the Federal Reserve's rate policy, but underneath the surface, inflationary pressures remain dangerously persistent. Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025
When The Fed Blinks: Why Protecting Jobs Now Outweighs Taming Prices According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has inched up to 4.2% from a low of 3.4% last year, while monthly job gains have slowed to an average of 116,000 over the past three months, down from 251,000 in the same period of 2023. International Business Times · Sep 17, 2025
Wage growth falls to lowest since 2022 as jobs market continues to falter The Office for National Statistics said regular wage growth, excluding bonuses, dropped to 4.8% in the three months to July. Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025
Healthy, safe and getting along with each other: Australia attempts to look beyond GDP to measure what matters The Measuring What Matters wellbeing report shows increased concern over security and access to healthcare and a stalling in Australia’s emissions reduction The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025
Asian Stocks Surge Into Weekend With US Rate Cut 'Seemingly Locked In' Asian markets surged again Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2025
Inflation likely rose last month as Trump's sweeping tariffs boost goods prices U.S. inflation likely ticked higher last month as the Trump administration’s import taxes lifted the price of goods, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot when it meets next week The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
US Economy Weaker Than Thought As Jobs Revised Down By 911,000 The benchmark revision slashed employment gains by nearly one million, suggesting that hiring had been far weaker than policymakers, investors and businesses previously believed. International Business Times · Sep 10, 2025
Stocks Grind Up to New All-Time Highs: Stock Market Today UnitedHealth stock led the Dow Jones Industrial Average amid increasing signs the labor market has not been well for months. Kiplinger · Sep 9, 2025
This Bond ETF's Wild Rally Echoes The Pandemic Market Chaos One long-duration Treasury bond ETF has surged nearly 9% in just four trading sessions, a performance that mirrors rallies last seen during the 2020 pandemic panic and the deflationary scare of August 2024. Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025
US Labor Market On The Edge: Moody's Economist Warns Shrinking Workforce Signals Looming Economic Recession The U.S. labor market is showing alarming signs of contraction, prompting Moody’s Analytics‘ top economist Mark Zandi to warn that a full-blown recession could be on the horizon. Benzinga · Sep 7, 2025
Traders Hit The Buy Button On These 10 Stocks After Weak Jobs Report The August jobs report sent a clear signal that the U.S. labor market is quickly losing steam—yet instead of panic, investors hit the buy button, betting that the Federal Reserve will be forced to cut rates this month and possibly again before year-end. Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Sep 5, 2025 Will France’s ‘block everything’ movement jump from social media to the streets? As 10 September nears, the emerging movement Bloquons Tout – “Let’s Block Everything” – is calling to bring France to a standstill in protest at economic policies. RFI asked political communications specialist Elliot Lepers and sociologist Quentin Ravelli whether online anger will be galvanised into real action.
International Business Times UK · Sep 5, 2025 US Unemployment Has Now Surpassed Number Of Available Jobs - What's Happening To America? US unemployment surpasses job openings for the first time since 2021, with 7.2M jobless. Tariffs and policy uncertainty stifle hiring, threatening £1.2T in consumer spending
International Business Times · Sep 4, 2025 Job Market Cools Sharply As Hiring Slows, Claims Rise And Layoffs Surge The ADP National Employment Report, released Thursday, showed private employers added just 54,000 jobs in August, well below expectations of 65,000 and down from 106,000 in July.
Benzinga · Sep 3, 2025 Gold And Silver ETFs Soar, But Not For The Reason You Think Gold has jumped above $3,500 per ounce this week, setting new records and solidifying its status as 2025’s top commodity. What’s changed this time is not the magnitude of the rally but what’s driving it.
Kiplinger · Aug 31, 2025 4 Career Moves to Make Now if You're Worried About a Recession Worried about a recession? These steps to protect your job prospects will help you professionally whether a downturn develops or not.
Benzinga · Aug 28, 2025 US Economy Roars Back With 3.3% Growth, Shrugging Off Trump Tariffs The U.S. economy returned to form in the second quarter, growing at a 3.3% annualized pace —a sharp turnaround from the sluggish first quarter, which saw a 0.5% contraction as businesses scrambled to navigate the return of tariffs under President Donald Trump.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2025 A new report highlights the staggering truth about wage inequality in Australia. Here’s what we need to do better This is a lucky country for many, with enviable living standards. But our wealth is not shared equally
Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025 Moody's Chief Economist Flags 22 States As Already In Recession Or At 'High Risk,' Says Only These 2 States Are 'Holding Their Own' The U.S. economy is on the "edge of recession," and states accounting for nearly a third of national output are already in or at high risk, Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Sunday, citing fresh state-level readings of employment and output.
Kiplinger · Aug 21, 2025 Powell Signals Rate Cuts in His Jackson Hole Speech. Here's What Wall Street is Saying In his speech at the Jackson Hole symposium Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said current conditions "may warrant" rate cuts.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2025 Four-day work week? Six weeks of holidays? Australians have a choice about how to bank productivity gains A four-day working week may not be on the agenda now, but the great thing about stronger productivity growth is it gives us more choice over how we want to live our lives
The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2025 As the economy slows and productivity flatlines, is Australia having another banana republic moment? In 1986 Paul Keating warned the nation was headed towards economic disaster without reform. Now, Jim Chalmers faces a similar dilemma