July 24, 2025 United States: US Jobless Claims Fall for a Sixth Week, Lowest Since Mid-April Applications for US unemployment benefits fell for a sixth straight week, underscoring the resilience of the labor market. Initial claims decreased by 4,000 to 217,000 in the week ended July 19, still the lowest since mid-April.
July 23, 2025 United States: Trump Strikes Deal With Ally Japan Setting Tariff Rate at 15% President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan that will impose 15% tariffs on imports including automobiles from the key American ally, while creating a $550 billion fund to make investments in the US. The agreement,
July 22, 2025 QWI Investments Limited (QWI) Unaudited financials for the nine months ended June 30, 2025: QWI Investments Limited (QWI) for the nine months ended June 30, 2025, reported a 31% decrease in Dividend and Interest Income totaling $23.26 million compared to $33.50 million in the corresponding period last year. Dividend and Interest Income
July 22, 2025 United States: Trump Targeting Trade Loopholes Risks 70% of China Exports to US President Donald Trump’s effort to target China through its trading partners across global supply chains threatens to erode the country’s growth and most of its exports to the US, according to Bloomberg Economics. China has increasingly relied
July 21, 2025 United States: Bessent Says China Talks Could Include Its Russia, Iran Oil Purchases Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the next round of US-China talks could include a discussion of China’s purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, a signal that the focus could shift from more traditional trade issues to ones that cross over
July 17, 2025 United States: Waller Says Fed Should Cut Rates Now With Labor Market on Edge Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said policymakers should cut interest rates this month to support a labor market that is showing signs of weakness. “With inflation near target and the upside risks to inflation limited, we
