Economic growth

Marking record tenure, Meloni hails Italy’s turn to stability

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a rally in Bari, Italy, celebrating her government’s record as the longest-serving administration on Sept 4.

France gives farmers €1 billion to recover from record heatwaves

FILE PHOTO: French firefighters work to extinguish burning haystacks in a field at a farm near Loretz-d'Argenton, in the Deux-Sevres department, during a heatwave affecting a majority of the country, France, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

Greek PM to unveil plan to boost incomes ahead of elections

FILE PHOTO: Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a doorstep at the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Dollar debasement is favouring Singapore’s currency, analysts say

The Singapore dollar is tracking the US currency in an inverse direction more closely than any other in Asia.

Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 5% on AI boom: MAS survey

All economists in the survey identified a sustained AI-driven upturn in the technology cycle as a key support to Singapore’s economic outlook.

US irks G20 ministers by inviting Russia, barring some journalists

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe

Chinese factory slump eases, but weak services signal uneven recovery

China’s official manufacturing PMI picked up to 49.8 from 49.2 in July, remaining below the 50-mark separating growth from contraction.

Brazil's Lula says public debt is not a concern in a potential new term

Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, participates in a press conference at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

US-hosted G20 finance meeting to target growth, imbalances, Iran sanctions, Treasury official says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Bank of Japan deputy chief calls for more rate hikes as market bets on September lift

Ryozo Himino, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, at a business event in Saitama, on Aug 27. He kept the door open to an interest rate increase in September.

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