From dining out and travelling by air to purchasing sweets and clothing, the small comforts in life are going to turn costlier for a hike in value added tax (VAT) on 43 goods and services.
Sri Lanka’s consumer price index fell 1.7 percent year-on-year in December after dropping 2.1 percent in the previous month, the statistics department said on Tuesday.
China’s manufacturing activity expanded in December for the third month in a row, official data showed Tuesday, as leaders fight to reverse a slowdown in the world’s number two economy.
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
The survey of 31 economists and analysts predicted that Brent crude would average $74.33 per barrel in 2025, down from a forecast of $74.53 in November, marking an eighth straight downward revision.
Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election gave Wall Street even more of a boost on hopes he will follow through on pledges of deregulation and tax cuts
The dollar slipped on the last trading day of the year on Tuesday but was poised to clock strong gains in 2024 against almost all currencies as investors prepared for fewer US rate cuts and the incoming Trump administration.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.1 in December, marking a third consecutive month of expansion
From dining out and travelling by air to purchasing sweets and clothing, the small comforts in life are going to turn costlier for a hike in value added tax (VAT) on 43 goods and services.
China’s manufacturing activity expanded in December for the third month in a row, official data showed Tuesday, as leaders fight to reverse a slowdown in the world’s number two economy.
Sri Lanka’s consumer price index fell 1.7 percent year-on-year in December after dropping 2.1 percent in the previous month, the statistics department said on Tuesday.
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
The survey of 31 economists and analysts predicted that Brent crude would average $74.33 per barrel in 2025, down from a forecast of $74.53 in November, marking an eighth straight downward revision.
Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election gave Wall Street even more of a boost on hopes he will follow through on pledges of deregulation and tax cuts
The dollar slipped on the last trading day of the year on Tuesday but was poised to clock strong gains in 2024 against almost all currencies as investors prepared for fewer US rate cuts and the incoming Trump administration.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 50.1 in December, marking a third consecutive month of expansion
Japan’s factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation after recent falls.
Gold prices slipped in thin trade on Monday, as markets awaited next week’s US economic data and the potential impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office on the Federal Reserve’s 2025 outlook.
