While U.S. Sen. Jim Risch still has a huge advantage over opponent Paulette Jordan in campaign cash on hand, Jordan came within $20,000 of his fundraising during the last campaign …
Saudi Arabia May Be Forced To Cut Oil Prices Once Again
A full oil demand recovery is still a long way away, and the world’s largest crude exporter is being forced between a rock and a hard place …
South Korea’s Factory Activity Shrinks for Seventh Month but Recovery in Sight – PMI
“July data provides early signs of a turnaround across the South Korean manufacturing sector … helped by reopening international supply chains and a gradual recovery in demand in key areas such as …
South Korea’s ‘New Deal’
The Korean New Deal is the blueprint for South Korea’s next hundred years,” said President Moon Jae-in as he officially unveiled the Korean New Deal during an address to the nation on July 14. Drawing …
Erdogan gambles on fast recovery as Turkey burns through reserves
With tourism struggling and investors fleeing, Ankara is spending billions to fend off a fresh currency crisis …
Japan’s Economy Shrinks at Same Pace in Q1 as Capex Holds Up
Japan’s economy shrank at the same pace as previously estimated in the first quarter, according to a further revision of data that continued to show the country was in a recession before the pandemic …
Japan First Quarter GDP Unchanged at 2.2% Annualised Contraction After Second Revision
The additional revision for gross domestic product (GDP) compared with economists’ median forecast for a 2.8% contraction in a Reuters poll. On a quarter-on-quarter basis GDP shrank 0.6%, also …
Slower decline of Japan’s July factory activity raises recovery hopes – PMI
Japan’s factory activity contracted at the slowest pace in five months in July, in a sign that pressures on manufacturers were easing somewhat and raising hopes that the worst impact from the …
Japan GDP Falls at Same Pace, First Quarter Revision Shows
Japan’s economy shrank at the same pace as previously estimated in the first quarter, according to a further revision of data that continued to show the country was in a recession before the pandemic …
U.S., China must ‘step up’ to lead in the coronavirus crisis or emerging economies may sink, experts say
Both the U.S. and China have to “step up to the plate” and provide global leadership, during a time when the world’s poorest countries are in trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic, said a top …