Economic news

The outlook for European corporate health has slightly worsened, according ​to forecasts released on Thursday, as relief from ‌U.S. tariffs is...

World stocks nudged higher, the dollar was steady and gold softer on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out seizing...

The Japanese government largely retained its cautiously optimistic view of the economy in its economic report published on Thursday, while warning...

The U.S. dollar fell slightly on Thursday ahead of key economic data, as the so‑called ‘Sell America’ trade faded after President...

Bankinter expects lending income to increase in 2026, helped by a rise in loans and "solid economic growth" in its main geographies...

A sharp downturn across British retailers abated somewhat this month, although store chains remain gloomy overall about their prospects, an...

The German economy ended last year with momentum building but first quarter growth is likely to be modest, with inflation stabilising at 2%, the...

UK shares edged up in a broad-based rally on Thursday, as risk appetite improved after U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned tariff threats linked...

ManpowerGroup sees the global staffing market ​stabilising after a difficult ‌2025 and says improving economic conditions could set up...

Sterling edged up against both the euro and the U.S. dollar after recent economic data painted a mixed picture, bringing the Bank of ​England rate...

Shares in ​Volkswagen jumped to the top of Germany's blue-chip ‌DAX index on Thursday after Europe's largest...

The Indian rupee broke its six-day declining streak by staging a mild recovery on Thursday, supported by an improvement in risk appetite after U.S....

Gold steadied on Thursday after a more than 1% fall earlier in ‌the session, with concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence...

Oil prices slipped on Thursday after gaining in previous sessions, as investors assessed the supply and demand outlook, while a report showing a...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting ​its biggest one-day percentage gain in two months, as investors were buoyed by...

Chinese rural banks are unable to find buyers for hundreds of foreclosed properties they are auctioning despite offering steep discounts, deepening...

Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November compared with the same month last year, marking the first monthly contraction of 2025,...

London's FTSE 100 ‌closed higher on Wednesday, recovering from losses earlier in the day as investors took heart from U.S. President...

Italian solar power production rose 25% last year compared with 2024 to a new record of 44.3 terawatt hours (TWh), the country's power grid...

Indian state-run refiner Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) reported a jump in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, supported by higher refining margins...

British supermarket group Morrisons on Wednesday reported flat core earnings for its 2024/25 year, blaming higher costs, but said trading improved...

British industrial orders fell again in January but by the smallest amount since September, while expectations for prices shot to an almost...

Fashion retailer Next said on Wednesday it has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through an insolvency process, paying...

There are early signs that pay deals awarded by British employers have fallen to around 3% at the start of this year, data provider Brightmine said...

Chinese importers of naphtha could boost stocks in the first quarter of 2026 ahead of an imminent consumption tax on the petrochemical feedstock...

The pound held steady on Wednesday, after data showed UK inflation picked up more than expected in December, which could lower the...

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion on Wednesday reported a fall in underlying sales over the key...

Gold prices surged to a record ‌above $4,800 per ounce on Wednesday, as investors sought the metal as a safe haven following a broad selloff...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may struggle to calm a bond market jolted by her vow to cut the consumption tax rate, a taboo even...

Indonesia's central bank held its key policy rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, saying the level was supportive of economic expansion...

India's fertiliser imports for the current fiscal year are expected to surge 76% from a year earlier to a record $18 billion, ​government and...

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) output is set to jump this year, easing constraints seen since the 2022 Ukraine war and dampening prices, which...

Asian stocks extended their losing streak on Wednesday, undone by heightened tensions over U.S. threats to acquire Greenland ​ahead of President...

Netflix beat Wall Street's revenue and earnings estimates for its holiday quarter on Tuesday but its shares tumbled more than 4% in...

United Airlines on Tuesday issued an upbeat outlook for the current quarter and the full year, ‌buoyed by strong demand from...

Streaming services captured nearly half of all television viewership in the U.S. in December, powered by Netflix's Christmas Day NFL games and...

The U.S. Postal Service said on Tuesday it is launching an online bidding platform to take proposals for access to its last‑mile delivery network,...

Roche's Genentech said on Tuesday it will more than double its initial investment in a biomanufacturing facility in North Carolina to...

AI startup Humans&, founded by former OpenAI, Alphabet ​and xAI researchers, has raised $480 million in a seed financing ‌round, which...

Beehiiv expects to nearly double annual revenue to $50 million this year as the newsletter startup challenges larger rival Substack for a share of...

Amazon.com is starting to see an uptick in product prices on its e-commerce platform as sellers respond to cost pressures stemming from U.S....

Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets without increasing the $82.7 billion price in...