International

12 months ago | May 9, 2023

Personal Finance, Can ‘stuffing your cash’ help your budget?

Maya Fisher-French News24.com Many years ago, when I was trying to pay off my debts and get my finances under control, I ...

12 months ago | May 5, 2023

ECB raises rates in inflation fight

FRANKFURT— The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3,25 percent as expected yesterday and ...

Oil stable after smaller ECB hike, demand woes linger

Oil prices were stable after the European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to slow interest rate hikes, but were ...

China takes yuan global, repels weaponised dollar

China is putting the yuan front and center in its fight back against the US’s unique influence over global money. ...

12 months ago | April 28, 2023

‘AI boosted worker productivity by 14pc’

Customer service workers at a Fortune 500 software firm who were given access to generative artificial intelligence ...

The long-term effects of the tightening cycle

The global economic landscape has been experiencing a tightening cycle for roughly a year, and it is becoming apparent ...

Debt dangers in Africa

What’s behind the spike in debt servicing repayments? For most countries experiencing new highs in debt servicing costs, ...

12 months ago | April 26, 2023

 Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky attracts more users as Twitter falters

Bloomberg Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a ...

 Anglo reports first quarter copper boost, some improvement with ...

Fin24 Diversified mining giant Anglo American said on Tuesday its first quarter output rose 9 percent largely due to ...

Brazil’s Lula tries to lure back foreign investors

Reuters Trying to lure back wary foreign investors, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Monday ...

ECB’s lane says current data indicate a rate hike on May 4

Bloomberg Recent economic figures suggest the European Central Bank should increase interest rates again at its next ...

12 months ago | April 25, 2023

Worrying signs more are putting off retirement and cashing in ...

Karl Gernetzky News24.com Data from fintech group Altron has shown the ability of SA’s households to improve and ...

12 months ago | April 24, 2023

Asia dominates 2023 list of the world’s top 10 wealthiest ...

Yamkela Mdaka News24.com     The latest global wealth ranking for 2023, published by Henley & Partners in ...

12 months ago | April 21, 2023

China’s central bank vows ‘appropriate’ rates in lesson from SVB

The People’s Bank of China pledged to make sure interest rates are appropriate and that credit remains stable, as it ...

Taiwan export orders slump most since 2009 as chip demand falls

Taiwan’s export orders in March plunged by the most since the global financial crisis as global demand for ...

ECB’s Lagarde still sees ‘little way to go’ in inflation fight

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said there’s still some work to be done to defeat consumer-price gains ...

Tesla’s not done cutting prices as it protects lead in EVs

Elon Musk signaled Tesla will continue to cut prices to stoke demand for its electric vehicles, even at the expense of ...

1 year ago | April 20, 2023

The case for flying cars as a climate solution

news24.com Christine Driscoll and Akshat Rathi George Jetson, the character in the animated TV series The Jetsons, was ...

1 year ago | April 19, 2023

Despite surging incomes, Japanese women earn 75% less than men

Bloomberg Japanese women may have doubled their income over the past 20 years, but they still earn only a quarter of ...

What to watch in China’s GDP data as economy rebounds

Bloomberg China’s economy likely picked up in the first quarter as Covid Zero was abandoned, though key data this week ...