Global Markets

While inflation is mostly retreating around the world, soaring shipping costs and a jump in oil prices are stoking worries about a revival of cost pressures.

India presents great opportunities, but foreign companies would be wise to navigate around these prospective challenges.

Units of U.S. and European banks are carrying out a "ringfencing" of their operations in China as geopolitical tensions mount.

Falling gas prices seem to have enabled consumers to spend more as they kicked off the holiday shopping season.

Despite tepid growth, and even declines, in sectors such as retail, hiring in healthcare, leisure and hospitality, government, and manufacturing drove a gain in payrolls last month.

Unexpected geopolitical shifts can have disastrous consequences for businesses operating abroad. China's new Foreign State Immunity Law may exemplify the risks.

According to ADP, the labor market last month added the fewest jobs since early 2021.

An SEC ruling is expected to change reporting requirements for ESG metrics, including DEI metrics and policies, labor practices, recruitment and retention, and rewards and benefits.