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Italy Sets 2026 Pension Indexation at 1.4%, Lifting Minimum by €3 a Month

Union analysis warns the small adjustment is largely offset by taxation.

Cook County Makes Guaranteed Income Program Permanent With $7.5 Million Allocation

ZDF’s ‘Keine Talkshow’ Locks In Bürgergeld Clash Between Fleischhauer and SPD’s Weimann

Permanent Jobs Hit Record in Singapore as Real Pay Rises, Job Switching Eases

INSEE: France’s Top 0.1% Doubled Average Income to €1 Million as Effective Rates Fell

Trump Sets Mid-2026 Target for $2,000 Tariff Checks as Legal and Fiscal Obstacles Mount

Germany’s Child Poverty Risk Rises to 15.2% in 2024, Official Data Show

Large In-Person Survey Finds Most in Brazil’s Drug Trade Would Leave for Legal Work

IBGE Data Shows Brazil’s Gender Pay Gap Narrowed to 15.8% in 2023

Brazil Sets New Record for Household Debt as Overdue Bills Climb to 30.5%

Argentina’s Middle Class Falls to 43% as Spending Cuts and Mobility Stall

One in Four Children in Germany Depend on State Transfers, New Tally Shows

Brazil’s Congress Clears Tax Overhaul Raising Income Tax Exemption to 5,000 Reais

UK Petition to Lift Personal Allowance to £20,000 Passes 10,000 Signatures, Triggering Government Reply

Mexico City Says Extreme Poverty Halved Since 2018, Flags 'Time Poverty' in New Report

Peru Panel Backs Phased Profit-Sharing Increase for Hydrocarbon Sector to 8% by 2028

Brazil Confirms 2 Million Families Exited Bolsa Família in 2025 as Incomes Rose

Number of Pensioners Paying 60% Marginal Rate Doubles, Sharpening Budget Dilemma

DWP Rules Out Means-Testing the State Pension as Triple Lock Signals 4.8% Rise

Morgan Stanley Sees Argentina Poised for Latin America’s Fastest Banking Growth