S.Korea’s Q2 growth tops estimates, cementing expectations of further BOK rate hikes Container terminals at the Port of Busan, South Korea (File photo, courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea’s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, as strong semiconductor exports fueled by the global artificial intelligence boom helped drive a private consumption...Read More

Australia is only just selling more than it buys Australia still sold more goods to the rest of the world than it bought, but only just. The gap came in at $1.1bn for the quarter, the smallest since 2017 and well down on the $10.9bn recorded in the same quarter last year, Ottley said. Imports...Read More