Hundreds of French high schools will shut Tuesday as teacher unions join a student-led protest movement demanding more money for education. The government warned that the unrest had turned into "urban violence" and blamed the far left for being behind the movement. Bloomberg's Julien Ponthus reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Thailand’s young graduates face an increasingly difficult job market as artificial intelligence and automation raise demand for specialized skills that many entering the workforce lack.
Ireland’s government has an enviable budget surplus, and voters want those funds used to help them with soaring energy costs and a cost-of-living squeeze.
Thailand’s inflation accelerated for a second straight month in September, moving closer to the central bank’s upper limit as severe flooding adds to the risk of higher food prices.
The UK economy has outpaced its major European peers in the two years since Labour came to power. That’s not helping the 1.8 million people looking for work.
India’s central bank is poised to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly four years on Wednesday as rising inflation and a rupee near record lows force policymakers to shift gears.
The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for India, saying strength in industry and services will help the economy weather a weaker monsoon and elevated energy prices.
Vice President JD Vance said an Alaska natural gas project with South Korea will move forward even as Seoul said its participation remains conditional on the venture being economically viable — prompting a threat of trade retaliation from President Donald Trump.
The Philippines is facing a slew of price risks after inflation surged past economists’ estimates in September, backing the case for the central bank to further raise its policy rate.
Bangkok is preparing for possible flooding as more than 15,000 delegates are due to arrive for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.
Australia’s consumer confidence declined further in October, driven by the Reserve Bank’s interest-rate increase and ongoing pressure from fuel prices, with households reporting growing unease over the jobs outlook.
New Zealand business confidence bounced in the third quarter, with more firms intending to hire workers and invest in coming months even as demand for their goods and services remains soft, a survey showed.
Zimbabwe’s central bank is in talks with the international arm of the National Payments Corp. of India to upgrade its payments technology as it seeks to cut costs and speed up transactions.
The International Monetary Fund is set to use some Venezuelan data in its economic estimates for the first time in years, as the Washington-based lender ramps up engagement with the country.
The European Central Bank should halt quantitative tightening to remove a source of financial-market uncertainty, former Executive Board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said.
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers established a new dialogue framework to enhance economic security cooperation.
Nigeria was the biggest climber in a ranking of Africa’s most investable markets, propelled by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, according to the findings of the latest edition of An Investor’s Guide to Africa.
