In recent decades as productivity has increased, compensation for the American worker has not. Politicians on both sides of the…

The U.S. dollar has steadily lost value over the past century. According to Federal Reserve data, the purchasing power of...

The tallest buildings in the world showcase engineering power, economic ambition, and rapid urban growth. Here’s a list of the...

The UNDP’s latest work on protectionism makes one point very clear. The world is not entering deglobalization. What we are...

In 2024, the economic impact of violence reached $20 trillion globally in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Military spending and internal...

Norway has the highest income per capita in the world, surpassing the richest countries like Singapore, Qatar, and the United…

Senegal is at loggerheads with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a bailout it urgently needs to plug a gaping...

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “regrettable” the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would...

The United States poultry industry expects expanded access to the Malaysian market under the Malaysia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART),...

Despite decades of legislation championing equal pay, women in the European Union still earn, on average, 12 per cent less...

Discover the extraordinary evolution of China’s urban landscape as the country launches one of the largest urban development efforts in…

Chinese online forums and market chatters have recently been engulfed by speculation that Japan may have halted the export of...

Finland will be placed in the European Union’s excessive deficit procedure (EDP) after the European Commission confirmed the country is breaching...

In his 1948 memoirs, Cordell Hull wrote that during his 12 years as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of...

I came across a new economic concept called the K-shaped economy recently, which explains a lot about what’s going on...

From 2015 to 2025, global real estate markets experienced significant divergence between real home price growth and rent price growth. While...

As the China-Japan row deepens, China accuses Japan of rising militarism while Japan says its increasing military spending is needed…

The former African Union ambassador Aracana Kahomb reveals the hidden truth behind USAID and foreign aid in Africa. Discover why…

International migration has expanded at a remarkable pace over the past 35 years. As economies globalized and mobility increased, more...

Three empires. Three centuries. One pattern. Spain collapsed. Britain collapsed. The Soviet Union collapsed. All followed the exact same seven…

The promise made by President Javier Milei during the 2023 election campaign – that by 2025, wages measured in dollars...

The new average age of a first-time homebuyer climbed dramatically to 40 this year, meaning that older millennials, after years of scraping...

The Philippines is entering a moment of reckoning. A massive flood-control corruption scandal—now formally charged by the country’s ombudsman—has exposed...

Australian trucking companies are at breaking point, with one in 12 forced to close over past months, a new report...

Tajikistan is finally finishing a Soviet-era mega build.

Gold remains one of the world’s most enduring stores of value, and central banks continue to accumulate it at record...

World debt is so high that 23 countries are borrowing more than their GDP, including two countries owing more than...

The Philippines is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce markets, helping drive Southeast Asia’s rapid expansion in online...

Permodalan Kedah Berhad (PKB), together with a delegation from RETD Korea, conducted a courtesy visit to the Kedah State Economic...