Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ...
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Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ...
Japan inflation rises as new PM eyes economic package
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation accelerated last month, official data showed Friday, ahead of a maiden policy speech by new ...
Stung by high costs, Dutch board ‘shopbus’ to cheaper Germany
Bocholt (Germany) (AFP) - Marleen Naipal scoops up another pot of face cream, glances at the price tag, and tips ...
US consumer inflation heats up but unlikely to deter rate cut
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation rose last month to its highest level since January, government data showed Thursday, although ...
Germans reluctant to open wallets despite easing inflation
Berlin (AFP) - The cost-of-living crisis may be easing in Germany but that has not sparked a shopping frenzy just ...
Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate
Zurich (AFP) - Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed ...
Stocks head for positive end to week, Tokyo struggles ahead of vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New ...
Asian markets on course to end week on a positive note
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up ...
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan soared 99. 2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further ...
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