James Carter

James Carter covers business and financial news for Economic Pulse.

🇸🇪 Sweden’s Economy Surges: Q2 GDP Growth Hits 3.3%, Beating All Forecasts

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🇸🇪 Sweden CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Sweden’s Q2 2026 GDP growth accelerated to 3.3%, exceeding forecasts – CryptoRank, August 29, 2026 Statistics Sweden (SCB) confirmed GDP increased in the second quarter, with figures revised higher – TradingView, August 28, 2026 Swedish government raised its GDP forecast … Read more

🇮🇳 India’s Economy Surges 7.8% in April-June, Beating All Forecasts on Investment Boom

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🇮🇳 India CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways India’s GDP grew 7.8% in the April-June quarter of fiscal year 2026-27, beating analyst estimates — Reuters, August 31, 2026. Growth was slower than the previous quarter but faster than the same period last year — The Hindu, August 31, … Read more

🇬🇧 UK Growth Holds Steady in Q2 2026 as Liverpool Unemployment Tracks Regional Trends

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways OECD reported mixed GDP growth among member countries for Q2 2026, with UK performance detailed in the August 27, 2026 release. Statista data shows Liverpool’s unemployment rate trend from 2015 through 2026, with the latest figures published August 27, … Read more

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 2026 — Oil Wealth, Empty Coffers, and a Nation Waiting for Answers

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Equatorial Guinea remains one of Africa’s most paradoxical economies — a significant oil and gas producer whose broader economic indicators remain opaque and largely unpublished. – The economy is dominated by a small cluster of state-linked energy companies … Read more

🇹🇻 Tuvalu 2026 — The Frontline State Where Survival Itself Is the Economic Engine

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Sources & Methodology This article is authored by Economic Pulse Net for informational and research purposes. Economic Pulse Net sources its data from multilateral institutions, national statistics bureaus, and proprietary databases. All data is believed to be current as of the … Read more

🇲🇫 St Martin (French Part) 2026 — The Island Economy Between Two Worlds

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways St Martin’s French side operates as a unique economic microcosm, where the absence of comprehensive macroeconomic data from the World Bank reflects its status as a small overseas territory rather than a fully independent nation. The island’s economy is … Read more

🇲🇳 Mongolia 2026 — The Steppe’s Resource Gamble: Can a Mining Boom Build a Modern Nation?

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways Mongolia’s economy remains fundamentally anchored to its vast mineral wealth, with state-owned giants like Erdenes Tavantolgoi and Erdenet Mining Corporation dominating the industrial landscape. The political system operates as a semi-presidential republic, where a directly-elected president appoints the prime … Read more

🇰🇪 Kenya 2026 — Inflation Eases, But Can the Economy Deliver?

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Kenya’s inflation rate has cooled to 4.07%, a level that suggests price pressures are moderating after a turbulent period, though the World Bank notes GDP growth figures are not yet available for a full picture. – Unemployment stands … Read more

🇸🇷 Suriname 2026 — A Small Nation at the Crossroads of Ambition and Uncertainty

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Suriname’s economy remains in a holding pattern, with the World Bank yet to publish updated figures on growth, inflation, or employment — a telling sign of the statistical opacity that continues to challenge policymakers and investors alike. – … Read more

🇮🇸 Iceland 2026 — The Land of Fire and Ice Charts a Cool New Economic Course

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – A Nordic outlier: Iceland operates as a parliamentary representative democratic republic with a multi-party system, where the president serves as head of state and the prime minister leads the government — a political structure that has historically provided … Read more