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Parliament resumes, and with it Labor attacks on the Coalition over Australia’s faltering economic growth Read more »

An article in Financial Express presented an overview of the financial performance of e-commerce firms. It was based on a report by analysts and covered the period between 2014-15 and 2017-18. The... Read more »

Polling suggests that worries about the health of the economic expansion cross party lines. Read more »
According to a Federal Reserve Board report in 2019, cash is still extensively used for small-value purchases, representing nearly half of all payments under $10 dollars and 42 percent of payments less... Read more »

The Dow has been on a wild ride in August, and Rochester economist Narayana Kocherlakota thinks that talk of a possible recession in the US is premature. Read more »
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July as households bought a range of goods and services, which could further allay financial market fears of a recession, but the strong pace of consumption... Read more »

India’s internet user base is plateauing but long-term growth potential remains intact as internet penetration still remains low in the country Read more »

Tax projections made in the budget are based on projected nominal GDP growth for the year. This year’s budget had a projected nominal GDP growth of 12%. An 8% growth rate can... Read more »
Australia’s treasurer blames ‘challenging’ conditions for weak 1.4% GDP growth in year to June Read more »