Europe’s housing squeeze: How much salary is left after rent?
Zurich and Geneva top Europe’s disposable-income rankings, while Lisbon and Milan leave working couples with little room to cover everyday…
Read MoreChina’s gold buying hedges against financial, geopolitical risk
Beijing is expanding its gold reserves as central banks diversify their assets and Chinese households seek alternatives to uncertain…
Read MoreTunisia’s unemployment crisis exposes gap in economic growth, opportunity
With 26.6% of university graduates unemployed, Tunisia faces mounting pressure to turn economic recovery, public-sector recruitment…
Read MoreGold rebounds as falling Treasury yields revive safe-haven demand
Gold’s sharp recovery on 15 October highlights the tension between renewed demand for defensive assets and the prospect of tighter US…
Read MoreGold edges higher as weaker dollar, lower oil prices ahead of US inflation data
Gold prices rose modestly on Tuesday, 13 October, as a softer US dollar and falling oil prices supported the metal, while investors awaited…
Read MoreNobel economics prize goes to Hall, Woodford for reshaping stabilisation policy
The US economists’ research helped lay the foundations for modern macroeconomic models used to assess how monetary and fiscal policy can…
Read MoreGold edges higher as dollar weakens, precious-metals outlook
The metal is trading near $4,200 an ounce as investors weigh US inflation data, Federal Reserve policy and shifting geopolitical risks;…
Read MoreFrance’s debt crisis deepens, colliding with bond-market pressure
Public debt has reached 115.6% of GDP, borrowing costs are approaching two-decade highs and political divisions are complicating efforts to…
Read MoreIMF clears $1.2bn path for Pakistan as economy absorbs energy shock
Pakistan has moved closer to receiving more than $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund after completing the latest reviews of…
Read MoreLondon gold body faces landmark trial over deaths of Tanzanian miners
A closely watched civil case opening at London’s High Court on Wednesday is putting the global gold supply chain under scrutiny, as…
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