Economic news

European shares were largely muted on Friday, as losses in tech and consumer stocks were offset by gains in banks, but were set to end a week...

Japanese government bond yields jumped and the yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a three-decade...

Japan's MUFG will acquire a 20% stake in Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL) for $4.4 billion, the Indian non-bank lender said on Friday,...

The yen weakened in volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike, while its governor offered few...

China is expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged for a seventh consecutive month in December, a Reuters survey showed, despite a...

Investors are snapping up yuan credits and surging yuan lending is poised to overtake overseas dollar loans at Chinese banks as attractive pricing...

Sentiment among German consumers is set to fall significantly heading into 2026 as households' propensity to save money, driven by renewed...

Britain posted another bigger-than-expected budget deficit in November and borrowing in past months was revised higher, reinforcing signs of...

British retail sales fell by 0.1% in November from October, official figures showed on Friday, the latest in a string of data suggesting a slowdown...

The French economy is expected to post modest but steady growth in the coming years, driven by a recovery in household spending and business...

Ireland's central bank on Friday raised its forecasts for domestic economic growth, saying the impact of U.S. economic policies had so far been...

Eni has completed the sale of a 49.99% stake in its carbon capture and storage unit to BlackRock's infrastructure fund Global...

Qatar is banking on its abundant, low-cost energy to make up for lost time in the Gulf's artificial intelligence race, hoping that...

Birkenstock on Thursday forecast fiscal 2026 profit below Wall Street expectations and annual revenue growth lower than the last two years as...

Germany launched its 30 billion euro ($35.2 billion) "Deutschlandfonds" initiative on Thursday, aiming to boost the competitiveness of...

The British pound reversed an earlier fall and gilt yields turned higher even though the Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday, as...

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday and raised some of its growth and inflation projections, likely...

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers, but it signalled that the already gradual pace of...

The number of people employed by foreign multinational companies in Ireland increased slightly in 2025 despite uncertainty over the impact of U.S....

Japan's Sumitomo Realty and Development, the country's third-largest developer, plans to expand in India with an unusual strategy: focusing...

Activist investor Elliott Management has amassed a stake of more than $1 billion in Lululemon Athletica and is lining up a potential CEO...

London stocks extended gains on Thursday, as investors anticipated a Bank of England interest rate cut later in the day amid a sharp slowdown in...

Amanda Wang, co-founder of Chinese fast-growing beverage chain Ningji Lemon Tea, made four research trips to the U.S. before launching Bobobaba,...

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday it is on target to reduce costs by 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) by the end of...

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers but it signalled that the already gradual pace of lowering...

Micron Technology's shares rose 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after the U.S. chipmaker delivered an outsized quarterly profit...

China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that it had granted several general licenses for rare earth exports, a new category of...

British consumer confidence and spending is muted heading into Christmas and the government's budget last month did little to help, the boss of...

Soo Kim, founder of New York hedge fund Standard General, has been in talks over potentially buying or investing in the Warner Bros...

Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe's legacy carmakers more time to...

Asian shares fell on Thursday as the tech sector took a beating on renewed angst about AI spending, while investors braced for a wave of central...

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging...

Cash-strapped China Vanke kicked off a second meeting with holders of a 2 billion yuan ($283.99 million) bond on Thursday, as it scrambles to...

A California regulator has deferred an order for Tesla to suspend sales in its biggest U.S. market, giving the electric vehicle maker more...

Lured by the promise of richer margins, a wave of Chinese consumer brands is making deeper inroads into American retail to offset sluggish spending...

U.S. consumer prices likely increased by the most in 1-1/2 years in the year to November, economists predicted, which would underscore the...

The recent crypto market bust has left some investors more cautious, after hitting some of the hottest and most-hyped corners of the industry the...

The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementation of tariff-related elements in a trade agreement framework reached with...

Indonesia's central bank held its policy rates unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, maintaining its focus on supporting the...

Sterling was set for its biggest one-day drop in weeks on Wednesday as investors added to bets that the Bank of England will cut rates on Thursday...

Oil prices rallied more than 2% on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers...

Silver surged past $65 an ounce to record highs on Wednesday, while gold advanced after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data signalled a cooling...