Economic news

MILAN/ABIDJAN, May 25 (Reuters) - Italy's Eni said ​on Monday it and partners Petroci and Vitol ‌have given approval for...

Sri Lanka ​is in talks to buy Russian crude and refined fuels from Russia ‌and China, the energy minister said on Monday, as the...

President Donald Trump's resolve on Iran is being tested by a force largely beyond his control: the bond market. As yields rose rapidly...

The Indian rupee strengthened for the third consecutive session on Monday, its longest winning streak in a month, powered by ​market interventions...

Gold rose ​more than 1% on Monday as hopes of a peace deal to end ‌the Iran war sent the dollar and oil prices lower, easing fears...

Chinese coking coal prices soared on Monday to their highest in nearly two weeks, ​as a wave of stringent safety checks at coal mines following a...

Stocks surged on Monday, while the U.S. dollar and oil prices slid as the ​prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite,...

The dollar fell against major currencies on Monday as hopes of a deal to ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices below $100 per barrel, even...

Uber is weighing a raised takeover bid for rival Delivery Hero after its initial €33-per-share offer on Saturday was rebuffed,...

Indian refiners turned to imports from Latin America and Africa after supplies from the Middle ‌East were disrupted as the Israeli-U.S. war on...

Oil prices fell more than $5 to two-week lows on Monday, ​as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a ‌peace...

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the country on Monday to focus ​on fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange and underlined...

SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and...

German food delivery service Delivery Hero ​confirmed it had received a ‌takeover offer from rival Uber valuing the company at 33...

As its sports car rivals tap the brakes on a shift ​to EVs, Ferrari will take a leap into an uncertain era on Monday with the launch of its...

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will ​make permanent a 75% price cut on ‌its flagship V4‑Pro artificial intelligence model,...

Jardine Matheson said on Monday it ‌has agreed to buy Australian medical imaging provider I-MED Radiology Network for a total enterprise...

U.S. ‌stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow reaching a record closing high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said ​on Saturday that his forecast of a $200 billion market for CPUs includes China, signalling Nvidia still sees...

The Indian rupee and government bonds are likely to kick off the week on firmer footing as expectations rise that a breakthrough might be imminent...

European shares finished at their highest in ‌over a month on Friday, led by technology stocks as risk sentiment got a lift on expectations...

UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended a four-week losing streak after data released this week weakened expectations of a Bank of England rate...

China announced a major crackdown on cross-border investment on Friday and said it would punish ​brokers it accused of illegally moving money to...

Indian automaker Eicher Motors beat quarterly profit ​estimates on Friday, as last year's tax ‌cuts boosted demand for its...

Indian equities posted weekly gains on Friday, led by IT and financial shares, as signs of progress in talks between ​the U.S. and Iran to end the...

Indonesia's plan to route coal exports through a state firm has rattled traders and miners in the world's largest exporter over its...

Korea Post is seeking to invest funds it manages in ‌AI data centres and multi-family houses in Europe and North America, as its postal...

Gold edged lower on Friday and was headed for a second consecutive weekly drop, as elevated oil prices fuelled fears of inflation and boosted...

The war in the Middle East is squeezing two pillars of Indian employment, forcing Gulf-based workers home and crushing demand for the country's...

Investment bank JPMorgan said on ​Friday that Turkey's central ‌bank was likely to hike its key ​interest rate to ​40% and could even ⁠do...

The pound ​edged lower on Friday as uncertainty over the status of peace talks between the U.S. and ‌Iran prompted investors to buy the dollar...

Global stocks rose, the U.S. dollar hovered around its highest levels in over six weeks and oil prices edged up, as a ​great deal of uncertainty...

Indonesia booked a current account ‌deficit of $4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, equal to 1.09% of gross domestic ​product, Bank...

A strong rally in tech stocks has largely gone under the radar against a darkening backdrop for European equity markets ​as the energy shock...

Wall Street's three main indexes closed slightly higher after Thursday's choppy session as oil prices lost ground, with some officials...

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese clean energy firm PCG Power is planning an ​initial public offering in Hong Kong and could...

China's powerful state planner ​said on Friday the government has never required ‌Chinese technology companies to reject foreign...

Japan's annual core inflation slowed to a four-year low ​in April due to the effect of subsidies on fuel and education, data showed on Friday,...

Gold prices fell 1% on Thursday as climbing oil ‌prices heightened inflation worries, boosting bets for U.S. rate hikes and lifting Treasury...

France ​faces mounting public finance risks as budget-tightening lags and ‌debt remains high, the International Monetary Fund said on...

Kontoor Brands said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Lee denim ​brand for up to $1 billion to Authentic Brands Group, ‌as the...

Walmart stuck to its conservative annual sales and profit targets on Thursday, as ​rising fuel costs drive value‑seeking shoppers to its...