Indian rupee weakens past 95.21 per U.S. dollar to hit record low
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Why Are We Buying $22 Smoothies While Worrying About the Economy?
(Photo Credit: Depositphotos.com) Americans are skipping restaurant dinners, delaying car purchases and scouring for grocery deals. Amid tariff anxiety and broader stress over affordability, consumer confidence has dropped to levels not seen in over a decade, according to The Conference Board, a business think tank. At this point, it’s wealthier consumers who are powering the bulk of spending in the U.S. economy. […]
Prediction markets may help disease tracking
Prediction market speculators have bet millions on the next US measles outbreak, potentially helping public health systems track the disease’s spread. The markets sell shares in outcomes, which pay out if they happen; the idea is to harness the wisdom of the crowd. They have successfully done so in disease prediction, and while “the ethics […]
Inflation Has Changed—And So Has Who Pays for It – The Fulcrum
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Big spending, smaller deficit: key numbers from the spring economic update
OTTAWA — Here’s a brief look at some of the key numbers in the Liberal government’s 2026 spring economic update: $66.9 billion: Projected deficit for 2025-26, $11.5 billion lower than the projection in Budget 2025. The government predicts the annual deficit will decline to $53.2 billion by 2030-31. $37.5 billion: Net cost of new measures included in […]
Gold hits four-week low as firmer US Dollar, Oil-driven inflation weigh
Gold (XAU/USD) slips to a near one-month low, pressured by a firmer US Dollar (USD) and mounting Oil-driven inflation concerns, as investors await clearer signals on stalled diplomatic efforts between the United States (US) and Iran to end the war. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,571, down roughly 2.37% on the […]
Potential of low-altitude economy is flying high – Opinion
A Changying-8 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) lands after a test flight at an airport in Zhengzhou, Central China”s Henan province, March 31, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] For decades, China’s economic growth has largely unfolded on land — across factory floors, highways and ports. Now the country is turning its gaze upward. What was once empty airspace […]
Miniature world economy teaching students about entrepreneurship, global systems – CTV News
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G7 central banks poised to hold borrowing costs amid concerns over prolonged Iran war | Inflation
The world’s most powerful central banks are poised to hold borrowing costs unchanged this week amid growing concerns over the unfolding inflation shock from the Iran war. In a critical week for the global economy, each of the central banks in the G7 are expected to issue warnings over the risks from the Middle East […]
PHOTO ESSAY: AP photos capture elderly Cubans coping with deepening economic crisis
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s elderly are among those bearing the heaviest burden of the island’s deepening economic crisis, which has worsened since the start of the year after an oil embargo imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Even before the latest downturn, Cuba already had one of the oldest populations in Latin America, shaped by […]
