Economic and labor reporter Steven Greenhouse is warning folks not to buy into President Donald Trump’s new “affordability” claims. During the first year of his second term, Trump has claimed that the affordability crisis is a “Democrat hoax,” he’s claimed, “Energy has come down incredibly. Prices are all coming down.” Trump’s own officials are echoing
The Budapest Court of Appeals reports that the end of COVID‑era payment moratoriums led to a rise in bankruptcy cases, which first surged at the trial‑court level and later appeared in second‑instance proceedings. Civil case filings also increased during the period of economic uncertainty, while administrative cases grew unevenly due to ongoing structural changes. In
Hungary’s average gross earnings surged to HUF 840,600 in January 2026, marking a sharp year-on-year increase largely driven by a one-off payment to armed forces and law enforcement personnel. According to newly released data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), full-time employees’ average net earnings reached HUF 585,700 during the month, while real earnings rose
As President Donald Trump’s war on Iran moves into its second month, former White House and Department of Defense official Ilan Goldenberg is worried that “a short war now seems unlikely…Instead, we may be staring at something far worse: A war with no clear endpoint.” Post on X, Goldenberg — who has worked on war
President Harry Truman famously declared that “the buck stops here,” meaning the responsibility for what happens to the country ultimately lands in the Oval Office. But now, with gas prices skyrocketing due to the disastrous war on Iran, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett tried to pass the buck from current President Donald Trump to
Thomas Kika April 03, 2026 President Donald Trump has made major shake-ups in his Cabinet this month, with some high-profile firings, but according to a new analysis from The Bulwark, these moves boil down to making women “scapegoats” for his administration’s big failures. In early March, Trump marked the first major firing of his second
Thursday 02 April 2026 5:59 am | Updated: Wednesday 01 April 2026 6:22 pm Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing St. Image: Frank Augstein/PA Wire The Prime Minister held a press conference yesterday to update us all on the Iran war and to confirm that we’re still not in it. That’s Keir Starmer’s most
More and more Americans are finding that not even a nice vacation can save them from President Donald Trump’s chaos. According to a Thursday report from Bloomberg, skyrocketing gas prices across the U.S. in the wake of Trump’s war in Iran have led a growing number of Americans to scale back or outright scrap their
Hungary’s surplus in external trade in goods reached EUR 665 million in February, narrowing by EUR 342 mln year-on-year as import growth outpaced exports, according to the latest data. According to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), export volume fell by 2.3% compared with the same month a year earlier, while import volume
Wednesday 01 April 2026 5:21 am | Updated: Tuesday 31 March 2026 6:10 pm Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. PA Photo. Yui Mok/PA Wire Supermarkets begin preparing for Christmas at least six months before the anticipated peak of customer demand hits around December 23. Catering for this entirely predictable surge is in itself an