How young women can learn to better wield economic power

Project in Zambia shows how teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospects

‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America

Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt

However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubborn

Unpopular new policy comes as midterms loom and control of Congress could be decided by several Michigan races

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review

Figure is 30,000 higher than a year ago but latest data is a boost to efforts to reverse the rise in economic inactivity

ABS says CPI was 3.5% in July, casting doubt on Reserve Bank meeting its 2.5% inflation target without further hike

Trump ally should cut budget deficit rather than try to suppress bond yields, says billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller

Research shows firms are branded as beauty and convenience but apparently operate in money-laundering and terrorist financing sectors

Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible

The US is scooping up treasury bonds in an effort to raise their price and push yields down – but it’s not working

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website Adzuna

Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxiety

Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisis