DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 20: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the invitation to Canada to join his “Board of Peace,” days after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address in…
People shop at a Costco store in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S., Jan. 16, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Inflation drifted slightly further from the Federal Reserve’s target in November though in line with expectations, according to the central bank’s preferred gauge released Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a…
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 21: Delegates watch as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Markets and some European leaders welcomed the news that U.S. President Donald Trump was standing down from imposing further…
CHONGQING, CHINA – JANUARY 16: An elderly man walks along a street with high-rise residential buildings under construction in the background, where tower cranes and overhead power lines are visible on January 16, 2026, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s sharp investment downturn is amplifying credit risks across…
A giant screen shows a news report on China’s “Justice Mission 2025” military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing, China Dec. 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters China has doubled down on its criticism of the trade deal between Taiwan and the U.S. agreed last week, warning that it would benefit Washington, while eroding the island’s…
A shopper browses fruit and vegetables for sale at an indoor market in Sheffield, UK. The OECD recently predicted that the UK will experience the highest inflation among all advanced economies this year. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% from economists polled…
BEIJING, CHINA – JANUARY 06: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building is seen on January 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s central bank kept its loan prime rates unchanged on Tuesday as the authorities focus on targeted support for specific sectors to bolster a slowing economy instead of…
A protester takes part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 17, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters European states are reportedly considering retaliatory tariffs and broader punitive economic counter-measures against the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh export levies, deepening a rift over Greenland. Trump announced Saturday that eight…
Pedestrians in the Huaqiangbei electronics market area in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly three years in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, though full-year growth matched Beijing’s target despite growing trade frictions with the U.S….
HSINCHU, TAIWAN – APRIL 16: The entrance to a factory of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S.-Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U.S. is…