Economic news

Stellantis' output in Italy rose 9.5% in the first quarter to ​120,366 vehicles, the FIM Cisl trade union said ‌on Thursday, as the...

India's largest gas distributor GAIL (India) plans to borrow 50-60 billion rupees ​in fiscal 2027 to fund expansion, and has bought three...

India's expected economic growth of 6.6% for fiscal 2027 could face significant ‌risks as the Iran war fans inflation worries,...

Car exports, an increasingly important source of growth for China's hyper-competitive auto sector, picked up ​pace in March despite shipment...

Japan's consumer confidence worsened in March at a pace unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a government survey ‌showed, swelling...

Portugal's airline TAP said on Thursday its 2025 profit fell 92% due to a one-off fourth‑quarter charge which outweighed higher revenue from...

Chinese banks likely extended significantly more new loans in March than in February, according to a Reuters poll on Thursday, driven by improved...

Gold prices were largely steady on Thursday ‌as investors remained cautious about the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with a key U.S. inflation...

The dollar remained on shaky footing ​on Thursday after broad losses, as investors anxiously assessed whether a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil prices rose on Thursday as doubts over ​a fragile two-week Middle East ceasefire raised concerns that energy flows through the...

Japanese stocks witnessed a huge influx of foreign funds in the week through April 4, a turnaround from ​three successive weeks of selling, with...

The World Bank trimmed its estimate for economic growth in Latin America and ​the Caribbean for 2026, citing the region's long-standing...

U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell ​last week, the Energy Information Administration said on...

Levi Strauss' shares jumped about 10% on Wednesday as investors cheered its strongest quarterly revenue growth in nearly four years, with...

U.S. President Donald Trump's ​two-week ceasefire with Iran is unlikely to provide immediate relief to the global aviation industry as it reels...

Chinese electric truck startup Windrose said ​it had made the ‌first delivery of its long‑haul electric heavy truck in ​the United States,...

South Africa's rand, government bonds and stocks surged on ‌Wednesday, paring some of the losses amassed since the start of the Iran...

The pound headed for its biggest one-day gain in three weeks on Wednesday, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week...

India's cabinet approved an 84% increase in the project ​costs of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) to ‌794.59 billion rupees ($8.60...

U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday, as a ceasefire to the Middle East conflict punctured the ​hefty war premium built into oil...

Large U.S. banks are set to post higher quarterly earnings on strong interest income and investment banking fees, analyst estimates show, though...

The UK's FTSE 100 rallied to ​one-month highs on Wednesday after an agreement between the United States ‌and Iran on a two-week ceasefire,...

The Indian rupee gained for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, while forward premiums declined as a plunge in oil prices after the...

Six Swiss banks have joined forces to test potential uses for a Swiss franc-pegged stablecoin ​in Switzerland, UBS said on Wednesday, as...

British construction firms reported the biggest rise in cost inflation from one month to the next on record in March ​and the Iran war also hit new...

German industrial orders climbed in February from a month earlier but fell ‌far short of expectations, underscoring less-than-robust business...

British construction firms reported the biggest rise in cost inflation from one month to the next on record in March ​and the Iran war also hit new...

Shares of South Korean ​chipmaker SK Hynix surged on Wednesday ‌after peer Samsung Electronics forecast market-beating...

German exporters are still broadly optimistic about growth in overseas sales despite the Iran ​war, although concerns over payment delays, supply...

Shares of Indian jeweller Titan Company rose as much as 5.7% ​to hit a record high on Wednesday, after ‌posting a 42% rise in quarterly...

Japanese investors invested the most in foreign equities in nearly a year in March, as the recent weakness in the ​yen and the relatively cheaper...

Gold prices climbed ‌to a nearly three-week high on Wednesday as markets reassessed near-term risks after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed...

British house prices slid unexpectedly last month ​as economic uncertainty stemming from the ‌Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender...

The Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday while warning of lower growth and ​higher inflation as the...

Oil prices slid, stocks and bonds surged while the safe-haven dollar was knocked back on Wednesday, as ​a two-week Middle...

Vietnam's stock market regulator expects FTSE Russell's long-awaited confirmation of the country's emerging market status...

Embattled property developer China Vanke Co, is offering to repay upfront 40% of the principal of a yuan ​bond due this month in return for a...

Core capital goods orders increase 0.6% in February Shipments of core capital goods jump 0.9% Durable goods orders drop 1.4% on commercial...

UK shares ended lower in broader-based losses on Tuesday, as investors turned risk-averse heading into U.S. ​President Donald Trump's deadline...

India markets regulator on Tuesday granted a one-time extension for approved ‌public offers that are being deferred due to weak market...

Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday that it has made a higher-dose ​version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug ‌Wegovy available across the...

China's central bank stayed the course on gold purchases for a 17th ​consecutive month, data from the People's Bank of ‌China (PBOC)...