On July 31st, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the consideration of the Article IV Consultations of Saudi Arabia. Under Article IV of its Articles of Agreement, the IMF ...

Picture this: a parent jokingly mimics a toddler’s tantrum, catching them off guard and turning their tears into giggles. “There’s actually a fun similarity between parenting and business ...

One example is the genetically engineered Firefly bioluminescent petunia, which glows in the dark. Introduced earlier this year by the biotechnology firm Light Bio of Sun Valley, Idaho ...

The European Central Bank’s 2% inflation target is in sight, according to President Christine Lagarde. “We have made significant progress in 2024 in bringing down inflation and hopefully 2025 ...

In line with the Central Bank’s near term projections, headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) remained in the negative territory ...

The economic forecast for 2025 shows growth, but at a slower pace than 2024. Inflation will remain above the Federal Reserve’s target, with President-elect Trump’s policies limiting production ...

But what economists call “soft landings” – when an economy slows just enough to curb inflation, but not enough to cause a recession – are only soft until they aren’t. As we turn to 2025 ...

Selcuk Acar / Anadolu / Getty Images Inflation has cooled considerably since peaking in June 2022, but the annual rate remains above the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%. Fed officials and economists ...

Inflation has been one of the top concerns for the US economy in 2024. And it looks like fears over sticky prices will continue in 2025. "We expect a gradual deceleration from where we are, but to ...

At some point, almost everyone gets the giggles. The term is used for the relatively shallow and rapid laughter that arises in two related, but slightly different, circumstances. The first kind is ...