Research recently published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis reveals that politically connected companies were significantly more likely to receive valuable exemptions from the ...

The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...

Economic uncertainty has been further fuelled by expectations of tax cuts, broad tariffs on imports, and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, which economists warn could drive inflation ...

Economic growth in the US slowed at the end of last year, as trade declined more sharply than expected and the country was ...

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday the monetary policy committee had agreed to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to maintain price stability as inflation remains within the ...

Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, advanced at a 4.2% pace — the first time since late 2021 that outlays have exceeded 3% in consecutive quarters.

The US economy expanded at a solid clip in 2024, helped by consumer and government spending, official data showed Thursday, ...

The South African Reserve Bank has cut the repo rate by yet another 25 basis points, bringing it down to 7.5%.