World Economy Latest: The Perils Behind a Single-Engined Global Growth

World Economy Latest: The Perils Behind a Single-Engined Global Growth

I’m Enda Curran, senior economics reporter in Washington, and today we’re looking at the implications of US economic exceptionalism. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Plentiful jobs, confident consumers, sustained … Read more

Global Economy Latest: US and China Battle for Top Economy

Global Economy Latest: US and China Battle for Top Economy

I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the remarkable growth in US GDP. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. … Read more

Argentina’s Milei Devalues Peso by 54% in First Batch of Shock Measures

Argentina’s Milei Devalues Peso by 54% in First Batch of Shock Measures

Argentina devalued the peso by 54% and announced a swath of spending cuts as the first steps of President Javier Milei’s shock-therapy program, moves welcomed by the International Monetary Fund. The newly inaugurated administration weakened the official exchange rate to 800 pesos per dollar, Economy Minister Luis Caputo said in a televised address after the … Read more

European Economy: Euro Area Still Has Half of Stagflation Puzzle to Solve

European Economy: Euro Area Still Has Half of Stagflation Puzzle to Solve

Recession looms for the euro area, with the latest batch of data showing momentum has evaporated. The economy contracted by 0.1% in the third quarter, most of the bloc’s economies are flatlining, and Germany, its biggest engine of growth, is shrinking. Even supposedly good news, such as slowing inflation, just illustrates how quickly the outlook … Read more

Pakistan is World’s Second-Best Stock Market as KSE Tops 50,000

Pakistan is World’s Second-Best Stock Market as KSE Tops 50,000

Pakistan’s key stock gauge rose to a six-year high on Friday amid optimism that the strengthening currency may help ease inflationary pressures. The KSE-100 Index rose 0.9% to 50,673.04, taking this month’s gain to almost 10% in the second-best performance among more than 90 global equity indexes tracked by Bloomberg. The gauge still trades at … Read more

UK’s Metro Bank (MTRO:LN) Crisis: Billionaire Jaime Gilinski and Hedge Fund Caiu

UK’s Metro Bank (MTRO:LN) Crisis: Billionaire Jaime Gilinski and Hedge Fund Caiu

Welcome to The Brink. It’s Giulia Morpurgo and Tasos Vossos in London, where we worked all weekend to report on Metro Bank’s rescue package. We also have news on China’s real estate giants Evergrande and Country Garden, US online car retailer Shift Tech and Israel’s bonds and CDS. Follow this link to subscribe. Send us … Read more