Economics

Australia’s unemployment rate fell and the economy added more jobs than expected in May, keeping the door open for the

The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates steadily and consider speeding up the pace of tightening if inflation risks

Plus, big banks ace an annual stress test, and more bald men shake their heads at hair transplants and toupees.

The minutes showed an agreement among the top six senior policymakers that leaving the benchmark rate unchanged was appropriate to

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell to 580,000 in May, from 626,000 in April, compared with economists’ expectations of

The Ifo business-climate index nevertheless remains at a subdued level, having plummeted after the outbreak of the war in Iran.

The Bank of Thailand kept interest rates on hold while it reassesses the economic impact of the war in the

Opinions from the Japanese central bank’s recent meeting show a growing sense of worry about inflation and a need to

People around the world are feeling the sticker-shock of higher prices, but recent inflation has taken a larger psychological toll

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