No Rate Cuts in 2025, Says This Economist. Blame It on Growth.
If the economy remains strong, markets will price in interest-rate hikes for 2026, this economist says. Plus, investment ...
Sanford brewery faces challenges due to Trump's aluminum tariffs
Craft brewers have already been feeling the effects of a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum that Trump put into place in 2018. Add to that the lingering effects of the pandemic, and you ...
South Korea’s likely next leader wants warmer ties with China, North Korea
Lee Jae-myung says he would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart talks with North Korea — and even consider ...
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors assess Trump reciprocal tariffs plan
South Korea’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 2.9% in January, easing from its three-year high of 3.7% in the month ...
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The Roots of South Korea’s Political Crisis
Less than two weeks later, with South Korea’s highest court still reviewing Yoon’s case, acting President Han Duck-soo was ...
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Who Are the Potential Candidates to be South Korea’s Next President?
Should the Constitutional Court uphold the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, who will run for the presidential election?
The China Excuse
Last month the Washington Post summarized Moscow’s endgame in a peace deal with Kyiv and Washington as creating “a neutral, ...
Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?
Russia has released an American teacher imprisoned over what his family said was prescribed medical marijuana, but several ...
S. Korean think tank lowers growth forecast
South Korea's top economic think tank slashed its growth forecast for the country's economy for the second time in four ...
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise as region continues watching Trump’s latest tariffs
Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, as regional markets continued to watch President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation.