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Our summary of recent economic events and what to expect in the weeks ahead. Canadian Highlights Canadian employment jumped 75k in July, with broad-based gains across industries, pushing the unemployment rate down to 6.4% and reinforcing signs of economic resilience despite ongoing trade uncertainty. Strong labour market and international trade data alongside improving housing activity, […] The post The Weekly Bottom Line: Stocks Hit All-Time Highs Amid Mixed Economic Data appeared first on...

Nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.

Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post a gain of just 83,000 with an unchanged unemployment rate at 4.2%.

Uzbekistan, one of Central Asia’s economic drivers, is experiencing a significant expansion of Chinese economic influence.  Bilateral trade during the first half of 2026 grew to $7.7 billion, according to official Uzbek government data, making China by far Uzbekistan’s largest trade partner. Beijing’s official statistics, meanwhile, put the number even higher – at $8.9 billion. Russia, Uzbekistan’s erstwhile overlord, lags far behind with bilateral trade turnover amounting to $5.8 billion. The...

Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.

The commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead

This week was mostly about the Federal Reserve rate decision and the artificial intelligence (AI) trade, along with some developments in the Iran conflict and major economic data.

The future of relations between Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and Iran under a government now dominated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is likely to feature pragmatic economic and transit cooperation amid heightened caution, with short-term disruptions from the 2026 conflict and longer-term continuity driven by mutual interests in connectivity and multipolarity. Iran's Shift to IRGC Leadership (as of mid-2026) Following...

Unlike most central banks, the MAS manages medium-term price stability by managing the Singapore dollar exchange rate against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.

U.S. trading partners have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind Trump's new global tariffs, while most signaled plans to keep negotiating.

In five public appearances, Warsh has used the phrase "family fight" 13 times, returning to "first principles" 11 times and "inflation is a choice" for the Fed six times.