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FILE – The Social Security Administration’s main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) When the first Social Security cheques of 2026 start landing on January 14, nearly three-quarters of the US will experience a familiar but quietly consequential ritual. A new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) kicks in, lifting monthly…
File photo: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (Picture credit: ANI) Japan has moved ahead with a sweeping ¥21.3 trillion ($135 billion) stimulus push, the first major policy step under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Her cabinet signed off on the plan on Friday, with the measures aimed at easing the pressure of rising prices on families…
Japan’s economy suffered its first setback in six quarters as exports faltered under US tariffs, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration moves to assemble a large stimulus plan to steady growth.Government figures released on Monday showed that gross domestic product fell 0.4% between July and September, with the annualised decline coming to 1.8%. ‘If…
China’s economy lost further steam in August, with factory output and retail sales both underperforming expectations, raising pressure on Beijing to roll out fresh stimulus as weak consumption and a property slump weigh on growth.According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), industrial output rose 5.2 per cent year-on-year in August, slowing from…
