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GDP per capita in purchasing power: Which were Europe's richest and poorest countries in 2025?

Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standards varies significantly across Europe in 2025. One in three people in the EU lives in a country where GDP per capita in PPS is above the EU average.

Euronews

€500 billion-worth European data economy troubles continue

As AI grabs the spotlight, Europe’s data economy still powers billions in value, yet fragmented GDPR enforcement continues to hold innovators back. The Digital Omnibus was meant to help, but the EU now risks retreating from even modest reform.

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Iran War, Inflation Reading and Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a critical week following Friday's Good Friday employment report that will be digested through Sunday evening futures reactions, while focus shifts to a busy economic data schedule culminating in dual inflation readings—Thursday's February Core PCE Price Index and Friday's March CPI both at 8:30am.

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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

“MAGA was told an untruth by Trump—no foreign wars, no adventurism,” Steve Hanke told Fortune. “This is a massive militarization.”

Fortune

Public holidays: How much does a day off cost in Europe?

Europe takes double-digit public holidays a year on average — but as Denmark showed when it axed one to fund its military, every day off has a price tag.

Euronews

Trump’s war with Iran could see fuel rationing and global recession within months, experts warn

Prolonged disruption would slow world GDP growth to 1.4 percent in 2026, Oxford Economics warns

The Independent UK

Iran war pushes Germany's deficit to 4.2% as growth outlook is cut by 50%

Germany's top economic institutes say the Iran war is exposing structural weaknesses that predate the conflict — and warn that without reform, the country risks permanently underperforming its growth potential.

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A Wall Street vet’s Walmart recession indicator just hit its highest point since 2008—and he says the fear ‘just keeps multiplying’

Jim Paulsen’s “Walmart Recession Signal” has tracked closely with downturns in real GDP growth and unemployment spikes.

Fortune

Four million people across the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran, UN warns

The worst-affected would be in GCC countries and in the Levant, with each region set to lose more than 5.2 percent of their GDP

The Independent UK

Why measuring pain could reveal more about wellbeing than GDP

Anna spends most of her workday typing on her laptop. After a few hours, she starts rubbing her wrists as her pain sets in. A glance at her desk reveals the painkillers that she uses to ease her discomfort. And for John, his neck pain sets in every time he…

The Conversation

FTSE 100 Live 31 March: Markets rally, Unilever on brink of foods merger

A tumultuous month for financial markets is ending with the FTSE 100 index higher for a second successive session.

Evening Standard

War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy

A drawn-out war in the Middle East could add an extra 5% to existing inflation in Australia, our new modelling shows.

The Conversation

How badly the war in Iran is impacting your finances depends on where you live

Households whose budgets have a higher allocation toward groceries, fuel, and utilities—either because of geography or income—are more exposed to the Iranian conflict.

Fortune

Trump's Iran war wreaks economic carnage on UK with £15 billion blow to GDP and deepening cost-of-living crisis, warns OECD

Inflation in Britain is forecast to jump to 4% this year, outstripping many wage increases

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International Business Times

10 Countries Suffering Biggest Economic Losses From US-Iran War

The ongoing US-Iran war, now in its fourth week, has triggered the largest global energy supply disruption in decades through attacks on infrastructure and threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Fortune

Goldman raises recession odds to 30% on higher inflation, lower GDP outlook as oil prices surge

Goldman said it expected six weeks of Hormuz disruption, with Brent crude averaging $105 per barrel in March and $115 in April before retreating to $80.

Fortune

The U.S. just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here's the constitutional fix that Congress won't touch

It is time for a fiscal responsibility amendment to the United States Constitution.

The Conversation

Why ‘decoupling’ energy emissions from economic growth underpins the green transition

When people talk about tackling climate change, the images are often solar panels, wind turbines and electric cars. But the bigger question is whether economies can grow without releasing more carbon. This hinges on “decoupling” – the idea that economic growth can be separated from greenhouse gas emissions.

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Why NRIs Are Leaving India Again After Returning – Real Reasons Explained

In 2023 alone, over 9.38 million Indians returned to the country, a sharp rise from previous years, especially after the pandemic . Surveys also show that 60–80% of NRIs globally consider returning at some stage, particularly for retirement or family reasons . But beneath this strong “return to India” wave…

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India Overtakes Japan to Become World’s 4th Largest Economy, Now Targets No. 3 Spot

In a defining moment for India’s economic journey, the country has officially surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, marking a major shift in the global financial order. This milestone is not just symbolic. It reflects years of steady growth, structural reforms, and rising global influence. With a nominal…

AAP

New Zealand economy limps on with lacklustre GDP

New Zealand's fledgling economic revival, confirmed by fresh GDP figures, is at risk as supply chain disruptions push up inflation.

The Independent UK

Starmer facing fresh Labour backlash over international aid cuts

Aid allocations set to be announced more than a year after the prime minister said the budget would be reduced from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% by 2027

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Backs Warren Buffett's 5-Minute Plan to Fix US National Debt Nearing $40T

Elon Musk has endorsed Warren Buffett's radical '5-minute' proposal to eliminate the US deficit as the national debt hits a record $39 trillion (£30.7 trillion) amid 2026 recession fears.

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski says Greens would ditch GDP targets and focus on wellbeing instead

Leader uses first major economic speech to prioritise public services and reduction of inequality over growth

Fortune

‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt

The richest man in the world joins prominent financial leaders in supporting a plan to lower the deficit to 3% of GDP.

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