Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending.
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Agriculture, Inflation, and Exchange Rate stability: Can the food systems drive macroeconomic resilience?
Ghana’s macroeconomic landscape has long been shaped by inflationary pressures, exchange rate instability, and fiscal imbalances, all of which have been exacerbated by inefficiencies in the ...
Indonesia finance minister denies resignation rumours amid stocks plunge
JAKARTA - Indonesia's finance minister denied rumours of her imminent resignation and pledged to maintain fiscal discipline at a hurriedly called press conference announced after the country's ...
AngloGold Ashanti (AU): Among the Best European Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires
AngloGold Ashanti plc (NYSE:AU) is a global gold mining company registered in the UK with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects, and exploration activities across nine countries on four ...
Medtronic plc (MDT): Among the Best European Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires
Despite these positive results, Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) faced challenges in its medical-surgical unit, which experienced a 0.4% revenue decline due to shifts in U.S. distributor buying patterns.
European stocks are soaring: Investors have Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting, Merz, to thank
Around noon (GMT), the Frankfurt benchmark index advanced 1.1 per cent to 23,412.68, while Paris’s CAC 40 and London’s FTSE 100 each rose 0.4 per cent to 8,106.84 and 8,712.02, respectively ...
The Eurozone’s moment of truth
Its strengths and weaknesses are well known, but the Trump administration is creating new opportunities and threats ...
Billionaires Ray Dalio and Paul Tudor Jones Are Piling Into a Hard Asset That Has Trounced Nvidia This Year
Billionaires Ray Dalio and Paul Tudor Jones are in an elite group of investors. Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates in 1975 and has grown the hedge fund into one of the largest in the world. His net ...
The Stock Market Is Showing Eerie Similarities to the 2022 Downturn
The S&P 500 has strung together back-to-back winning days though it remains down 3.3 percent so far in 2025. Investors have been trading through patterns similar to 2022, when the Federal Reserve’s ...
Morning Report — White House escalates fight over deportations
White House ramps up migration fight Dems off balance ahead of GOP budget strategy Mayor: D.C. finances hinge on House GOP  Trump shows his Ukraine cards to Putin ...
Rebuilding Resilience In 60/40 Portfolios
Heightened fiscal, trade, and policy dynamics challenge the performance, stability, and diversification potential of 60/40 portfolios. Read more here.
Trump Tariffs Pose Risks To Japan's Monetary Policy, Outlook For Megabanks
US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy risks clouding the outlook for the Bank of Japan's monetary policy normalization and could drag on lenders' incomes.