Bloomberg US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, declaring that African can help shape the future of the global economy, will set out why the Biden administration intends to elevate its focus on the continent over the next two years in a speech she’s slated to deliver Friday in Dakar, Senegal. “The United States is committed to building on Africa’s significant ...

  Bloomberg Prices for Swiss single family homes fell for the first time since before the pandemic, raising the prospect that a market that has boomed for decades may be turning. Transaction prices declined 0.18% in the final three months of 2022, data compiled by Zurich-based real-estate consulting firm Wuest Partner show. The last time they fell was in the ...

  Bloomberg Australian employment unexpectedly fell last month while the jobless rate remained unchanged, sending the currency and bond yields lower as traders pared bets on a February interest-rate increase. Employers cut 14,600 roles in December — the first decline in five months — confounding expectations for a 25,000 increase, official data showed Thursday. Unemployment held at 3.5% after being ...