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Global Growth Outlook Brightens as OECD Revises Forecasts Amid Emerging Market Strength and Technological Investment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has raised its global growth forecast for 2025 to 3.2%, up from the 2.9% estimate issued earlier this year. The upgrade reflects unexpectedly robust economic activity across multiple regions and sectors, with… Read More ›
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Sri Lanka Bets on Market Reforms to Rebuild After Economic Collapse
Sri Lanka, once at the centre of one of Asia’s deepest financial crises in decades, is pushing through sweeping reforms aimed at stabilising its battered economy and regaining investor confidence. The government’s decision to embrace market-driven changes marks a dramatic… Read More ›
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Washington’s Escalation Against the ICC Signals Geopolitical Showdown
The United States is preparing to take a dramatic step against the International Criminal Court (ICC), with officials weighing sanctions on the court as an entire entity. The move, if finalized, would mark a sharp escalation from earlier measures targeting… Read More ›
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EU Pushes for Ban on Russian LNG as Energy Security and Political Stakes Rise
The European Union is weighing accelerating a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of its upcoming 19th sanctions package, a move with far-reaching consequences for member states, for Russia’s war economy, and for global energy… Read More ›
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Inside the Global Forest Fund: What It Is and Why Brazil Will Be First to Invest
Brazil has moved to position itself as the inaugural investor in a new global financing vehicle designed to reward countries for protecting tropical forests, officials and negotiators say. The proposed Global Forest Fund — structured as a durable, endowment-like facility… Read More ›
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Asian Central Banks Poised to Eases Rates in Wake of U.S. Fed Cuts, Trade Tensions
After the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point and signaled that more cuts might follow, central banks across Asia are starting to eye more accommodative monetary policies. The Fed’s actions loosen the pressures of… Read More ›
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BOJ Chooses Stability as U.S. Fed Cuts Rates and Tariff Pressures Weigh on Japan
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.50%, signaling a cautious stance as global economic conditions shift and trade tensions persist. The decision stands in stark contrast to the U.S. Federal Reserve, which has… Read More ›
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India’s upGrad Reorients Growth Strategy Amid Shifting Global Education Trends
Indian edtech company upGrad is pivoting its global expansion strategy as longstanding reliance on U.S. campuses becomes less lucrative, and alternative markets in Asia and the Middle East emerge as critical opportunities. Founded in 2015 by film producer Ronnie Screwvala… Read More ›
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US Fed’s Cautious Rate Cut Signals Limits of Easing Amid Inflation Risks
The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point reduction in its policy rate to a 4.00%–4.25% range provided the easing markets had anticipated, but the accompanying statements on persistent inflation, divided committee views, and a cautious, meeting-by-meeting approach left investors less enthusiastic than expected…. Read More ›
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Gold Rallies to Records as Dollar Weakens, with Fed Rate Cuts at the Core of Market Shifts
Gold reached fresh record highs this week as expectations of interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve sent the dollar tumbling. The latest surge in bullion underscores the triangular relationship between interest rates, the dollar, and gold — a… Read More ›
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