The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak economic activity, a justification it may use to lift interest rates beyond ...
When cows graze, microbes in their stomach break down their food and make methane. Cows then belch and fart that methane into the Earth’s atmosphere, through a process called enteric fermentation. The ...
Travel and spending during China’s Lunar New Year holiday hit new records this year, giving the government an encouraging boost as it seeks to ramp up the ailing economy.
Indonesia's resource-rich economy grew 5.02% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a 4.95% expansion in the third quarter. That exceeded economists' expectations, with a ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has presented an annual budget that focuses on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and ...
The levies have prompted concerns of higher prices for consumers purchasing cars, refrigerators, produce and other items that the U.S. typically sources from abroad. The Consumer Financial ...