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UN Flags $70 Billion Gaza Rebuild As Turkey Courts Donors

The United Nations Development Programme says rebuilding Gaza will cost about $70 billion. That figure reflects the sheer scale of destruction: roughly 55 million...

Global Economy Briefing: October 13, 2025

Holiday closures in Canada and Japan kept activity light, while Europe’s wholesale prices firmed, short-bill yields eased, and Asia delivered a split screen of softer India inflation and stronger Singapore growth. Markets also looked to...

Weekly Global Economy Overview: October 6–October 11, 2025

This weekly recap shows a world still growing, but out of sync. Holiday-thinned trading across Asia muted risk appetite just as heavy sovereign issuance...

Global Economy Briefing: October 9, 2025

Holiday closures in South Korea kept Asia liquidity light, while new data showed Europe’s...

U.S. Opinion On Israel’s War: Support For Israelis, Criticism...

(Analysis) Two years after Oct. 7, 2023, most Americans now distinguish sympathy for Israelis from skepticism toward Prime Minister...

Global Economy Briefing — October 6, 2025

Holiday-thinned trading in Asia (China National Day, Korea Chuseok) kept liquidity light as fresh prints highlighted resilient domestic demand in India and ongoing softness...

Weekly Global Economy Overview: September 28–October 5, 2025

Global markets weighed disinflation in Europe, sticky U.S. services prices, and signs of a cautious Asia rebound across the...

Global Economy Briefing — October 3, 2025

Global markets steadied Friday as a softer U.S. services reading collided with still-elevated price pressures and a patchwork of...

Hamas Says It Will Free All Hostages Under Trump Plan. Here’s What That Really Means

In the span of two days, a war that has dragged on since October...

Global Economy Briefing — October 1, 2025

With China and Hong Kong closed for National Day, the center of gravity shifted to...

Global Economy Briefing for September 30, 2025

September closed with the world economy moving—but more gingerly. In the United States, confidence and activity cooled. Conference Board consumer...