Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent maneuvers in the bond market have come in for some searing criticism from illustrious investor Stanley Druckenmiller — his long-time ally and mentor.

Nathan Janzen, Assistant Chief Economist at RBC Economics, said the data is tracking net trade adding approximately four percentage points to Q2 annualised GDP growth. That reinforces earlier monthly data already pointing to a meaningful rebound after two consecutive quarters of contraction. RBC’s base forecast for Q2 GDP sits at 2.2%, with Janzen flagging roughly one…

Personal Finance Published: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 17:57 [IST] Concord Biotech has announced its first-ever bonus issue, with the company set to double the number of shares held by eligible shareholders. Under the 1:1 bonus issue, investors will receive one additional share for every one share held on the record date. The board of Concord…

Polly Enters Hedging, Digital Lending, LO Exploration, Servicing, Correspondent Products; Penny and VantageScore I like to say that I am one good Lottery Scratcher away from ditching this daily Commentary gig and starting something new. All kidding aside, where should we start today? With the rumored FICO layoffs yesterday afternoon? Iowa, Michigan, and…

The contentious sale process of the Pierre Hotel appeared to take another twist this month when a $100 million deposit was promised by the chair of the co-op board, yet never materialized. “A wire transfer instruction has been issued to transmit the $100,000,000,” the chair wrote to shareholders on Sept. 4, Vanity Fair reported, after…