U.S. hotel occupancy rises to 50.5% in early January
CoStar data showed gains in U.S. hotel occupancy, room rates and RevPAR for the week ended Jan. 3, while early-year readings remai...
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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has risen since a U.S.-Iran truce, though a cargo ship strike and unclear routing rules are k...
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Goldman sees World Cup adding 40,000 jobs to June payrolls
Homebase data point to stronger hiring in World Cup host cities, lifting Goldman’s payroll estimate above the Dow Jones consensus.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoIMF warns tokenisation will shift financial risk into market plumbing
The IMF says faster tokenised markets could require new monetary policy and oversight tools as risk moves from bank balance sheets...
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ECB raises rates to 2.25% as energy shock lifts euro zone inflation
The European Central Bank lifted borrowing costs for the first time since 2023 and cut its growth outlook as the Iran war pushed u...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoAI investment boom faces dot-com comparison as Mag-7 index retreats
An Econbrowser analysis says a 12.2% fall in Bloomberg’s Mag-7 index raises the risk that AI-linked capital spending could slow af...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoFinextra and CGI set digital money webinar for banks
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By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoToneTag launches voice-led merchant banking device in India
ToneTag said eKosha lets banks deliver payments, credit and support services to Indian merchants through voice interactions at the...
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Nevada leads US workforce growth as economy broadens beyond casinos
BLS data show Nevada’s workforce rose 1.9% in the year to April 2026, outpacing every other state as hiring spread beyond gaming.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoUS labor force participation falls to lowest non-Covid level since 1976
BLS data showed the June jobless rate fell to 4.2% as 720,000 people left the labor force, masking weaker household employment.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoUS computer imports surge as AI investment cycle comes under scrutiny
BEA data cited by Econbrowser show AI-linked hardware imports rising sharply, with selected categories up 59% year to date through...
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