Economic activities in Nigeria expanded for the 14th consecutive month in January 2026, to 55.7 index points.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in well below forecasts at 49.3. The non-manufacturing PMI also fell back into contractionary territory.

Discover non-standard monetary policies, those beyond traditional methods, and their role in economic recovery; see examples like quantitative easing and negative rates.

Japan bonds, yen selling off on Takaichi's expansionary policy PM vows in election campaign to suspend sales tax on food Takaichi responding to intervention chatter, Bessent comments on yields Some ...

We study the short-run effects of import tariffs on GDP and the trade balance in an open-economy New Keynesian model with intermediate input trade. We find that temporary tariffs cause a downturn ...

Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Japan’s snap general election on February 8 pits Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi against skittish and formidable ...