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Hormuz Reopens But The Economic Damage Remains

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may ease the most immediate fear in global energy markets, but it does not erase the damage already done. After seven weeks of disruption, higher oil and fuel costs have already worked their way into
April 17, 2026
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Americans are losing faith in the job market

Low unemployment is masking a hiring slump that workers increasingly feel The American labor market still looks healthy in the headline data, but workers are growing much more pessimistic about their chances of finding a good job. That disconnect is becoming harder
March 24, 2026
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Europe’s central banks pause as oil clouds outlook

ECB and peers hold rates as Iran war lifts inflation risks Europe’s major central banks chose caution on Thursday, keeping interest rates unchanged as the war involving Iran injected fresh uncertainty into an outlook that had looked far calmer only weeks earlier.
March 19, 2026
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US Opens Forced Labor Trade Probes on 60 Economies

The United States opened forced labor trade investigations into 60 economies on Thursday, widening a fast moving enforcement and tariff strategy a day after launching a separate set of Section 301 probes into 16 trade partners over industrial overcapacity. What the U.S.
March 16, 2026
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China Trade Surplus Hits Record as Exports Surge

Record Surplus as Exports and Imports Beat Forecasts China’s trade surplus climbed to a new record for the combined January to February period, as exports far exceeded expectations and imports also accelerated, according to customs data released Wednesday. China reports the first
March 10, 2026
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China sets 2026 growth goal at 4.5% to 5% in policy shift

Lower target signals tolerance for slower expansion China set its gross domestic product growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5%, its lowest stated goal on record going back to the early 1990s, as Beijing confronts persistent deflationary pressure and continued trade
March 5, 2026
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U.S. factory prices jump, complicating Fed rate outlook

Manufacturing expands again as cost pressures accelerate U.S. manufacturing output continued to grow in February, but a sharp jump in factory input costs signaled renewed inflation risk for goods even before the latest surge in oil prices. Data released Monday by the
March 2, 2026

Zimbabwe Halts Raw Mineral and Lithium Exports

Immediate suspension announced Zimbabwe has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates with immediate effect, according to a statement released Wednesday by Mines and Mining Development Minister Polite Kambamura. The directive applies to all shipments, including minerals currently in transit.
February 25, 2026
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Lagarde Signals Focus as Exit Rumors Swirl

Private message aims to calm speculation European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has privately reassured fellow policymakers that she remains committed to leading the ECB and would inform them directly if she intended to resign, according to several sources familiar with the
February 20, 2026
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UK Inflation Slows to 3% in January

Headline and Core Prices Ease The United Kingdom’s annual inflation rate declined to 3% in January, according to fresh data released by the Office for National Statistics. The figure matched economists’ expectations and marked a slowdown from the 3.4% recorded in December.
February 18, 2026
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Fed Study: US Bore Most Tariff Costs

U.S. businesses and consumers absorbed nearly 90% of the cost of tariffs imposed last year, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The findings challenge claims that foreign exporters would bear the financial burden of the trade
February 12, 2026