Economic news
China’s rare earths controls prompt fears of auto shortages and shutdowns
Traders and executives warn of limited inventories and a risk of disruption to automotive production
Javier Milei’s next gamble: letting the peso off the leash
Surprise easing of currency controls relieves economic risk but sharpens electoral pressures
Trump’s approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
Pray that this outlandish new social policy will fail to take flight | Phillip Inman
Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk
Steve Coogan wants people to see his new film, The Penguin Lessons, and think about how they might be living in a wealthy cocoon, disengaged from the world.
The film’s central character – a Briton teaching expat children in Argentina – rescues a penguin and tries to help local people persecuted by the rightwing government. Re-enacting a true story, Coogan is showing how it’s possible to be involved in local communities even when the protagonist is an outsider.
German bonds rise with euro as investors head for Europe’s haven
Fund managers say ‘breakdown’ in usual market dynamics suggests global flight to Eurozone safe asset