Economy
US labour market powers ahead
Despite recessions fears, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that employers hired far more workers than expected in June. Wages continued to rise at a steady paceUS footwear industry expects sales to decline
According to the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear industry is pulling back on hiring and investment due to a major forecast of weaker sales for the next six monthsVietnamese workers reluctant to go back to work
Generalized labour shortage across the manufacturing sector slows down Vietnam's economic recovery, despite companies offering better wages and benefits to attract workers backMexico: footwear industry expects to close 2021 with growth
The Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato (CICEG) forecasts that the footwear industry will close the year with growth of 25%, on a comparable basis to 2020Germany's manufacturing: new orders up by 1.4%
According to provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real (price adjusted) new orders increased by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 1.4% in January 2021 compared with December 2020The world’s most expensive cities
Paris and Zurich re-join Hong Kong at the top of the latest ranking of the world's most expensive cities, according to the latest information by The EconomistRetail trade in Latvia down 0.6% in May
Compared to May 2019, total retail trade turnover reduced by 0.6 % in May 2020. Turnover of retail trade in food products grew by 1.6 %. Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather goods with one of the most significant turnover dropsCould Covid-19 be a turning point in geopolitics?
A recent report by The Economist Intelligence Unit reflects on how the Covid-19 pandemic can influence the balance of power and change geopoliticsCovid-19 puts US unemployment rate over 14%
According to the US Department of Labour 20 million Americans lost their jobs in April in what is the worst month since the Great DepressionRe-opening the economies after Covid-19
As many countries start to alleviate the restrictive measures of the last weeks and re-open their economic activities, several concerns fill everyone's thoughts, as we all witness changes in retail, manufacturing, and consumptionIndonesian economy grows by 5%
According to the Indonesia-Investments.com economic growth in the third quarter was in line with expectations, but there is need for structural reforms to ensure growth accelerates- 1